A Tearful Farewell Song: A Love Song About Parting with Someone You Love
Even when you understand it in your head, an unexpected breakup with a partner is hard because your feelings can’t keep up.
Everyone has different reasons for breaking up, but I imagine most people feel the same way—“it hurts,” “I just want to cry.”
In this article, we’re picking out tear-jerking breakup songs from popular love songs.
Focusing on tracks that sing about lingering feelings of love, we’ll introduce breakup songs that stay close to your heart.
When you feel like crying, give them a listen.
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[Tear-Jerking Farewell Songs] Love songs about breaking up with someone you love (131–140)
I can’t help wanting to see you.Gō Hiromi
Hiromi Go, known for his upbeat songs, is immensely popular.
As expected, even his heartbreak songs are cool.
This track conveys a man’s egotism—he broke up with her himself, yet still wants to see her again.
“I know I’m the one at fault,” but he still wants to meet.
It’s a feeling many men can relate to.
This song speaks for men’s emotions.
It’s one to listen to quietly, alone at night.
You have no eye for it.Ansako
This song, Miru Me Naina, sung by Anzashi, packs into its lyrics the feelings women have about love, as the title suggests.
She regrets and reflects on her poor judgment when it comes to men, and although it’s something any woman who’s been heartbroken can relate to—blaming herself and overthinking things that are pointless to dwell on now—it’s a sad breakup song.
She knows that thinking and blaming herself won’t change anything, but the pain is so real.
It’s a heartbreakingly relatable track.
My love was overflowing.mosao.
The singer-songwriter Mosawo, who drew attention when his debut release “Gyutto.” took the No.
1 spot on the LINE MUSIC charts.
“Suki ga Afureteita no” is a track he released in September 2020, and it portrays the bittersweet feelings of a woman who has been told goodbye by her boyfriend.
The lyrics depict her regretting and wondering what she did wrong, and her strong desire not to part with him—emotions many who have just gone through a breakup will surely recognize.
It’s a song guaranteed to bring you to tears.
Love is overŌyō Fifi
This song was the B-side of a single released in 1979 by Fei Fei Ouyang, a singer from Taiwan, but it was this track that became a hit and one of her signature songs in Japan.
The lyrics, in which she stoutheartedly consoles a man she herself turned down, overlapped with Ouyang’s wild image and left a strong impression.
The song has since been covered by many artists.
passing by each otherSoala
Suregachi is a song that gives voice to the pent-up emotions of being told goodbye by a loved one.
Singer-songwriter Soala, who gained popularity through social media like TikTok, released it in 2023.
Over an R&B-style, rhythmic track, her emotional vocals unfold, depicting the aching feelings of love that keep asking the other person the same questions, even while knowing they’re drifting apart.
From the conversational tone of the verses and pre-chorus to the passionate delivery in the chorus, it’s a heartbreak song that conveys an overflowing love.
I can’t bring myself to hate (you/it).ren
Even while being cornered into a situation where they can’t help but depend on the other person, their love runs so deep that they can’t even bring themselves to hate them.
Ren’s clear, translucent vocals capture that aching feeling perfectly.
The lyrics vividly portray the subtle, complex emotions hidden deep in the heart, creating a worldview that truly resonates.
Released in September 2021, this work is also known as Ren’s debut song.
It’s a track that stays by your side when you’re suffering from lingering attachment to someone you love, or when you love them so much you just can’t let go.
Linju Lovemakaroni enpitsu
A moving story that portrays profound love and longing in the face of death.
This piece was released as a single by Macaroni Empitsu in January 2023.
Created as the theme song for the TBS Friday drama “I Wish I Had Said It a Million Times,” it captured the hearts of many viewers alongside the show’s poignant narrative.
Woven with a heartrending melody of love and an emotional vocal performance, the lyrics contain the soul’s cry of someone forced to part with the one they love.
It’s a song that brings to the fore the ache of holding someone dear in your heart right up to the final moment, along with the feelings left unspoken.
Perfect for those who want to empathize with the pain of lost love or are seeking music that stirs the soul.