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 (41–50)
not enoughwacci
It has a pop melody and vibe, but once you understand the lyrics, it makes your chest tighten.
It’s a song by the pop band wacci, included on their 2019 album “Empathy.” The lyrics are written from the perspective of a woman who put on a brave face to end a relationship, only to be left with lingering feelings.
When you finish listening, you’ll naturally find yourself wanting to experience a love without regrets.
It’s linked to one of their other songs, “Betsu no Hito no Kanojo ni Natta yo” (“I Became Someone Else’s Girlfriend”), so I recommend listening to that as well.
GoodbyeNishino Kana
This is Kana Nishino’s 22nd single.
While many of her songs are about love or encouragement, this one is a grand, heartrending ballad about heartbreak.
What’s amazing about the love songs she creates is how specific the lyrics are—filled with words that can apply to someone, even just a little, and evoke a strong sense of empathy.
Dried flowersYuuri
Kakurenbo, sung by singer-songwriter Yuuri, became a hot topic for being a tearjerker.
Dry Flower is the follow-up song—the continuation of that hit.
Kakurenbo is a song from the perspective of a man who lost his girlfriend and suffered heartbreak, while Dry Flower conveys the feelings of the woman who left him.
The story of how they broke up, the changes in their emotions, and the aching sentiment of “it’s not that I came to hate you” resonate deeply and make it a song that brings tears.
Listening to it alternately with Kakurenbo makes it an even more moving love song.
First LoveUtada Hikaru
Hikaru Utada’s “First Love” is a song that captures the faint, bittersweet feelings of a first love that everyone experiences.
Released in 1999 as Utada’s third single, it became one of her signature songs, selling a total of 960,000 copies.
It also serves as the motif for the Netflix original drama “First Love” scheduled for release in 2022.
It’s a classic that confesses a heartbreaking truth: the relationship has ended, but you’re still in my heart.
tobacco / cigarette(s)Koresawa
A song that begins with the scene of her boyfriend leaving the room.
The room is filled with memories of him, starting with the clock she had set fast for his sake.
When she notices the cigarettes he left behind, her feelings for him overflow.
It seems she once told him, “Look at me more!” but after calming down, she realizes she was the one who hadn’t truly seen him, and she regrets it.
It portrays a heartbreakingly sad and bittersweet end to a romance.
It was all you.Yamazaki Masayoshi
This is a signature heartbreak song by Masayoshi Yamazaki.
It’s a huge hit on par with “One more time, One more chance.” It’s only after breaking up that you realize how important that person was… In the end, just like the title says, “It was all you.” It makes you unbearably heartsick, doesn’t it?
Happy Endingback number
A sudden breakup with someone you love—there’s nothing more painful in a relationship than that moment, is there? When you want to let all your sadness out, try having a good cry with back number’s “Happy End”! The song was released in 2016 as their 16th single.
The lyrics’ portrayal of holding back the lingering love and the urge to lean on someone is deeply relatable.
The gently delivered melody sinks into your heart, and you won’t be able to stop the tears.
