[Must read] Songs with great lyrics. Moving songs you’ll want to listen to while reading the lyrics
From among the many masterpieces Japan is proud of, we’ve carefully selected songs with outstanding lyrics to introduce to you.
We’ve gathered “once-heard-never-forgotten” message songs that speak straight to the heart, ranging from universally acclaimed classics to the latest hits.
If you’re looking to listen to music that will make you cry, move you, or lift your spirits—or songs that might even influence your life—these picks are perfect.
Please give them a listen.
I believe you’ll find songs that will stay by your side, encourage you, and become a source of emotional support when times are tough.
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[Must Read] Songs with Great Lyrics: Moving Tracks You’ll Want to Listen to While Reading the Lyrics (161–170)
It’s fine.Urufuruzu
When tough and painful things happen one after another, people can’t help but overthink.
Everyone has their own way of breaking through those situations, but I believe becoming a little more optimistic works for anyone.
“Eenenn,” a classic by Ulfuls, is a song about the importance of staying optimistic.
Rather than a coercive message of “this is what you should do,” its stance of “for now, just try doing things the way you want” gently loosens the tightly wound strings of the heart.
Cheer up!Takeuchi Mariya
Please play this song for your best friend who’s feeling down! It’s a classic meant to encourage a friend you want to tell, “Cheer up,” so you can laugh together again someday.
Its gentle, heart-melting vocals will captivate many people, regardless of gender.
Wonderful EverydayTakahashi Yuu
Takahashi Yu’s first single, “Subarashiki Nichijou” (“Wonderful Everyday”).
The song’s driving energy and razor-sharp lyrics, which seem to cut into the spirit of the times, leave a strong impression.
Yet the lyrics aren’t merely an outlet for pent-up frustration; they also sing of the great love people seek in one another, conveying the strength to face a big theme head-on.
As the title suggests, it seems to urge us—amid the ordinariness of everyday life—to think of others and to cherish ourselves.
Protect you and love youSambomasutā
It’s a pure love song with Sambomaster’s signature style in full force.
The phrase “I’ll protect you,” so common in love songs, can come off a bit corny or slick, but the feelings for “you” expressed in these lyrics are clumsy, awkward, and youthfully earnest.
Even if the title doesn’t mean more than it says, the way the lyrics wholeheartedly sing about their feelings for you, exactly as the title proclaims, gives the song a unique charm.
In particular, it shines with words that vividly color the youth of an unassuming boy—someone who isn’t good at acting cool, is shy, or lacks confidence.
Since that day you’ve been gone…Acid Black Cherry
Acid Black Cherry’s masterpiece, “Kimi ga Inai, Ano Hi Kara…” This song is themed around the Great East Japan Earthquake.
It portrays the feelings of a man who keeps searching tirelessly into the night for his beloved, swept away by the tsunami.
The identity of the “you” in the song changes depending on the listener.
For yasu, who sings it, “you” is undoubtedly the fans.
It’s a track through which you can feel yasu’s noble character and kindness—his deep care for his fans above all, no matter the circumstances.
Pale BlueYonezu Kenshi
Kenshi Yonezu has many grand ballads that use strings, doesn’t he? I’m captivated by the songs that unfold with such beautiful melodies.
Among Yonezu’s moving tracks, “Pale Blue” is especially memorable.
The song expresses, in a very straightforward way, the feelings you have when parting with someone you love—conveying a powerful longing to stay by their side and a deep desire not to let go.
It’s a truly beautiful piece.
-ness; typicality; the quality/essence of being [X] (as in “X-ness” or “X-like character”)SUPER BEAVER
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SUPER BEAVER is a four-piece rock band that captivates fans with rock sounds carrying piercing messages and soul-stirring vocals.
Their sixth single, “Rashisa,” released as a double A-side with “Watakushigoto,” was selected as the opening theme for the TV anime Barakamon.
Its message—reminding us not to be swayed by passing trends and to cherish what truly matters to ourselves, not to others—offers a chance to confront our own “authenticity,” just as the title suggests.
It’s a powerful track whose straight-ahead rock sound gives you a push forward.
