A breakup song with great lyrics. A beautiful message that lingers in the heart.
Have you ever had your tear ducts give way to a gentle lyric that felt like it was comforting you, or found yourself drawn in by a song that happened to start playing just when you were going through a painful breakup?
In this article, we’ve gathered love songs that gently wrap around a heart wounded by heartbreak, focusing on tracks with particularly memorable lyrics.
Let’s slowly make our way through the pain together with that one song that “moves you to tears” or whose lyrics you “can’t help but relate to because they mirror how you feel right now.”
After growing through your heartbreak—by a step or two—you’re sure to encounter someone wonderful.
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Breakup songs with great lyrics: beautiful, memorable messages (51–60)
Until we meet againHirai Dai
This is a ballad by Dai Hirai that intertwines the bittersweet longing to reunite with a former lover and the resolve to set out on a new journey.
Alongside vivid depictions of the seasons from spring to winter, it expresses heartfelt feelings for someone special.
Released in February 2015 and included on the album “Slow & Easy,” the song delivers the sorrow of parting and the hope of reunion through a gentle vocal and an acoustic sound with elements of surf music.
For those who have experienced a farewell and want to move forward but find it hard to take the first step, this song will gently give you a push.
MetronomeYonezu Kenshi
This is a bittersweet love song delicately woven by Kenshi Yonezu.
It likens the growing misalignment of two people’s feelings to the ticking tempos of two metronomes, portraying from a male perspective how a tiny discrepancy gradually widens into an irreparable rift, even as he cannot forget the other person.
When in love, we tend to get carried away alone and assume the other person feels the same.
It’s important to consider things from their point of view—including whether you truly like them and whether they truly like you.
This work is included on the album “Bremen,” released in October 2015.
Time machineSEKAI NO OWARI
A song that portrays the pain of heartbreak, an attachment to the past, and the delicate emotions of trying to move forward.
Through the poignant wish to ride a time machine and change the past, it sensitively depicts facing a lost love and the pain it brings.
Included on the album “Nautilus,” it was also selected as the theme song for the film “Once Upon a Crime.” Released in March 2024, the track showcases the breadth of SEKAI NO OWARI’s musicality.
It’s a song that offers comfort and courage not only to those who have experienced heartbreak, but also to anyone striving to overcome a farewell with someone important.
I’ll wait.amin
It’s Aming’s ‘Matsu wa’ (‘I’ll Wait’), which conveys a woman’s feelings that are a bit clingy and even a little scary.
She can’t forget her ex and can’t move on to a new love.
So she says she’ll wait for him.
Even if he never looks back at her, she’ll keep waiting—until he’s dumped by his new girlfriend and comes back to her…
When love goes too far, it can become all-consuming, can’t it?
Breakup songs with great lyrics. Wonderful, memorable messages (61–70)
remainingYoshizawa Kayoko
A song that expresses the lingering memory of heartbreak alongside the changing seasons, with delicate lyrics and an emotionally rich melody.
Kayoko Yoshizawa’s clear, translucent voice vividly portrays the aching feelings of a woman who cannot accept the end of love.
Released in October 2017, the song’s background is also intriguing—it was turned into an official recording in response to fervent requests from fans.
Through the scene of returning home at dawn, the lyrics evoke the afterglow of a love that has passed, offering deep comfort to those carrying the pain of a breakup.
It’s a recommended track for anyone unable to accept the end of a romance or wishing to immerse themselves in memories of the past.
An unexpected giftOhnuki Taeko
The breakup songs by Taeko Onuki that come to mind are “Atarashii Shirtsu (New Shirt)” and “Totsuzen no Okurimono (A Sudden Gift).” In both, the lyrics vividly evoke scenes, and they’re filled with tender feelings.
They convey something like, “I can’t say exactly when we started dating, but our relationship ended without either of us clearly saying goodbye.” A fade-in, fade-out kind of romance might spare both people from deep wounds, but it may be the kind that lingers in the heart forever.
Under the same skyayaka
Ayaka is an artist loved across generations for her beautiful falsetto that resonates in listeners’ hearts and for her songs overflowing with gentleness.
This hit ballad captures the feeling of being able to keep going just because you have someone you love.
It’s a recommended karaoke song for women in their 20s who want to find the courage to take a step forward.