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 (51–60)
BELOVEDGLAY
A track released as the lead single from GLAY’s timeless masterpiece “BELOVED,” which came out in 1996 and became a million seller.
Some of you may also recognize it as the theme song for the drama “A Summer Proposal.” It’s a ballad that begins with gentle acoustic guitar tones and draws you in with a majestic intro.
While looking back on the road traveled and singing about the future, the song also resonates with the regret of not being able to face a relationship sincerely.
Sometimes we part ways because we can’t properly express our feelings, right? Embracing both the bittersweet memories and the painful moments, we keep moving forward, believing we’ll meet again somewhere.
Its warmth, which encourages such a new beginning, brings tears to your eyes.
Someday Merry ChristmasB’z
Amid the Christmas season when people spend happy times, this song lingers with only the bittersweet afterimage of the girlfriend I parted from.
Remembering the days when we were happy makes the loneliness and sadness well up even more.
It’s a poignant love ballad that shows loving someone isn’t only about joy, but also involves loneliness and pain.
The Other Side of Meaiko
Aiko is one of those artists who’s always there for every stage of love, gently staying by your side.
This song, which served as the ending theme for the drama “Suteki na Sen TAXI,” written by Bakarhythm and starring Yutaka Takenouchi, soothes the sadness of parting with a melody so bright you wouldn’t think it was a breakup song.
You kind of knew that goodbye was coming, but you pretended not to, struggled anyway, acted like you didn’t understand, and hoped for a dramatic twist in the end…
Aiko is always the one who gives voice to those tender, wavering feelings.
NautilusYorushika
Nautilus, a farewell song by Yorushika, who is highly popular for their unique worldview, sings of the sorrow of losing someone dear.
It vividly portrays the feeling of being consumed by grief, piercing the listener’s heart.
The music video is realistic 3D animation, depicting the un-crossing fates of a boy and a girl.
And when the girl finally finds the boy—what was there? The film-like music video is also a highlight.
[Tear-Jerking Farewell Songs] Love songs about breaking up with someone you love (61–70)
rainKami ga nokoshita yume o kuu.
An emotional love song that expresses the pain of heartbreak and renewal through the metaphor of rain, singing with delicate feeling.
It features a piano melody and an emotive vocal, with an appealing style that fuses rock and pop.
Released in October 2023, the track was created by the vocalist and producer of “Kami ga Nokoshita Yume o Kū.” For those who have experienced a breakup or lost someone dear, this song will awaken the emotions deep within your heart.
Song of the WheelsBUMP OF CHICKEN
It’s a classic BUMP song sung with a distinctive arrangement that sounds both cheerful and melancholy.
It’s a bittersweet farewell song that depicts the indescribable feelings of a man who comes to see off a woman as she leaves the town they spent time in together.
The strong storytelling in the lyrics is quintessential BUMP, vividly painting scenes that come to life before your eyes.
Want You BackKato Miria
This song, Want You Back by Miliyah Kato, sings of a painful, aching heart.
It’s one of the tracks on Miliyah Kato’s eighth album, LIBERTY, released in 2016.
It conveys the feelings you have when you’re head over heels in love, which is exactly why it’s so hard to accept the breakup—you can still feel the lingering attachment.
Isn’t it true that everyone experiences love and breakups that make them feel this way? It’s deeply moving that she also wishes happiness for the person she parted with.
