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 Parting with Someone You Love (201–210)
WHYKato Miria
“WHY” is a song that portrays a woman trying to break free from her feelings for a man who hurts her.
Although Miliyah Kato is strongly associated with ballads, she takes on rock in “WHY.” The intense rock melody reflects her emotional state and matches the lyrics well.
Incidentally, this track is a sequel to “SAYONARA Baby,” which depicts a couple breaking up.
Since the stories are connected, listening to the two songs together might help you empathize even more.
For that dayKitahara Mirei
A song that resonates in the heart with Mirei Kitahara’s vocals, which eloquently sing of a heartrending love.
Anticipating a farewell with the one she loves, she pours out her feelings up to that day with quiet intensity.
Released in February 2024, the song carries a resolve to keep moving forward, even while holding deep affection and a fear of loss.
For those who have experienced parting from a loved one or are struggling with a precious relationship, this piece will be by your side.
Why not listen to it carefully on a quiet night and sort through your feelings?
Time goes byEvery Little Thing
This song makes you realize how strangely hard it is to notice your partner’s feelings and good qualities while you’re together.
Breaking up is sad, but it’s also a message song about living positively until the day comes when you can smile and talk together again.
Romance and LoveSandaime Jē Sōru Burazāzu fromu Eguzairu Toraibu
This song, “Koi to Ai” by Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE, sings of a sorrowful parting and romance from a male perspective.
It’s a track included on the 2018 album “FUTURE.” Though voiced from a man’s viewpoint, its lyrics—resolving to say goodbye even while understanding a woman’s heart—will surely move and bring tears to female listeners as well.
It’s a mature number that says, “I love you, but let’s part while still in love.”
Listening to OliviaAnri
Covered by many artists, this number can be called a standard farewell song.
“Olivia” refers to the British singer Olivia Newton-John, and it’s unusual to have an artist’s name in the title.
The chord progression, melody, and lyrics at the end of the chorus evoke an indescribable catharsis.
To Those Who Know the Blue of the Skyaimyon
A song by Aimyon that serves as the theme for the film Her Blue Sky.
While looking back on everyday moments, it portrays a bittersweet feeling of “I didn’t like it at all back then, but now I find myself longing for it.” The lyrics are moving, even as they contrast with Aimyon’s characteristically catchy, easy-to-listen melody.
Along with the sadness, it’s a song that lets you feel the scent of youth—awkward and raw, yet absolutely wonderful.
Changing seasonsren
Singer-songwriter Ren, whose popularity exploded on social media, has earned overwhelming support from people of the same generation with lyrics that feel real and relatable.
This song, “Changing Seasons,” is a love song that anyone who’s been heartbroken will surely cry to—it’s pure empathy from start to finish.
Not limited to heartbreak, it beautifully captures in simple words that feeling everyone has had when they’re down: thinking, “The world might as well end.” The pain of being left behind comes through vividly—the seasons change, everything around you keeps moving on, and yet you’re the only one still standing in the same place.