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 (21–30)
sign; mark; symbol; omenMr.Children
“Shirushi” is Mr.Children’s 29th single, released in 2006, and it was the theme song for the NTV drama “14-year-old Mother.” The lyrics, which express the pain of knowing so much about the other person and suggest that fate was already decided, are heartbreakingly poignant, yet they also carry a sense of emotional release.
It’s never easy to put an end to a relationship and move forward, but at times like that, try listening to Mr.Children’s “Shirushi” and do your best to face forward and keep going!
Maplesupittsu
This is a song by Spitz, a rock band that has been active at the forefront of the Japanese music scene for many years.
It was released in 1998 as the double A-side single “Kaede / Spica.” Although many years have passed since its release, it continues to be featured in commercials and TV dramas, making it well known across generations.
Masamune Kusano’s gently resonant vocals are soothing.
If you’re hurting from a breakup, please give this song a listen.
Incidentally, perhaps due to the imagery of its title, many fans say it’s a song they want to listen to in autumn.
[Tear-Jerking Farewell Songs] Love songs about breaking up with someone you love (31–40)
I loved (it/you)erica
The lyrics of singer-songwriter Erica’s “Daisuki Deshita” (I Really Loved You), which candidly express the pain of heartbreak, squeeze the heart.
Many listeners are surely encouraged by how the song fully mourns the breakup—acknowledging both the hurt and the hopes they had for the other person—and, with gratitude, resolves to move on to the next love.
Instead of thinking, “It’s lame to keep moping over a breakup,” letting yourself cry and immerse in the memories like in this song may help you move forward with a renewed spirit.
A love with you from nine steps apartSHIROSE from WHITE JAM
The song “A Love with You, Nine Years Apart” depicts the course of a romance with an older woman he fell for.
It’s a true story song, with lyrics taken directly from a LINE reply that SHIROSE actually sent.
The hesitation, anxiety, resignation, and lingering feelings he experienced at the time are laid bare in words, tightening your chest as you listen.
Unfit to be a loverKoresawa
This song, ‘Koibito Shikkaku’ (Disqualified as a Lover), was created as an answer song to Koresawa’s smash hit ‘Tabako’ (Cigarette).
Its lyrics are written from the perspective of the man who leaves the room in ‘Tabako.’ Realizing they can no longer remain a couple, he walks away—not to blame her, but regretting that he made it hard for her to be honest and act naturally in front of him.
Don’t appear.rikon densetsu
While lingering memories of sweet kisses and hugs remain, this song by Rikon Densetsu delicately portrays the complex emotions of a woman unsettled by her partner’s ambiguous behavior.
The lyrics, which wish “let’s never meet again” even as she still yearns for them, convey a poignant mix of lingering attachment and resolve.
The nostalgic, mellow sound and Ayumu Matsuda’s clear, translucent vocals further heighten the sense of wistfulness.
Released digitally in January 2024, the track was also performed at their solo show at Zepp Shinjuku, captivating the audience.
It’s a song that empathizes with those trying to put an end to a past romance and gives them the courage to take a new step forward.
Even if you went and became somebody’s damn girlfriendtensai bando
A heartbreak song whose delicate, piano-centered sound and wistful vocals sink deep into the heart.
It carefully portrays the feelings of a protagonist who continues to hold on to unchanging affection, even as the person they love finds happiness with someone else.
The lingering emotions—tough on the surface yet unable to let go—are expressed throughout, resonating deeply with anyone who has experienced heartbreak.
The track is included on Tensai Band’s first album, “Ein to Stein,” released in April 2014.
In May 2021, it was also issued as a 7-inch single, winning support from music fans alongside its coupling track, “Sunset Street.” It’s a song that stays by your side when you can’t recover from the pain of a breakup or when you want to overcome parting with someone precious.