[For High School Students] Melancholy Songs That Stay Close to Your Feelings [Tough Times]
School isn’t all fun and games, is it?
It’s sad, but some people might even say, “Most of it isn’t fun at all!”
Still, no matter how tough it gets, those memories and feelings will become the strength that supports you.
In this piece, we’ll introduce some “dark” songs that will stay close to your tired heart.
There are plenty to choose from, so if you go through the songs listed, you’re sure to find something you can relate to.
Let’s borrow the power of music and get through the present together.
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[For High School Students] Depressing Songs That Stay Close to Your Feelings [Tough] (51–60)
To My AdolescenceAka-hoho Shishunki (BOL4)
A healing song by BOL4 (Bolbbalgan4) that wraps the delicate emotions of adolescence in acoustic tones.
It gently traces the emotional journey from days tormented by loneliness and self-denial to gradually finding hope with the passage of time.
Included on the September 2017 album “Red Diary Page.1,” this work made the Melon Music Awards’ Top 10 for three consecutive years, Korea’s largest music awards.
Alongside the crystalline vocals, it brings into sharp relief the complex feelings of sensing parental love yet being unable to accept it straightforwardly, and the image of youths who shrink under the gaze of those around them.
When you feel on the verge of losing yourself, listening to this song will surely let a ray of hope shine into a heart filled with loneliness and anxiety.
bad cryNEE
NEE, known for their work as an “exotic rock band,” created the much-talked-about breakup song “Bad Cry.” It’s crafted as a song that conveys the sorrow and regret of a woman after a breakup.
A key point is that it’s written from a first-person perspective, as if she’s letting her true feelings spill out.
Thanks to that, it’s easy to empathize with.
It also incorporates spoken lines to enhance the sense of immediacy, which is another highlight.
Try reading between the lines of those words—the tighter it will make your chest feel.
Everyday Revolutionneguse.
Neguse, a four-piece rock band that debuted in 2020, has a track blowing up on TikTok called “Nichijou Kakumei” (Everyday Revolution).
It’s crafted as a soulful ballad.
The first half paints the joy of days spent with a lover, but as the song progresses, it becomes clear those moments are in the past and the narrator is now steeped in sorrow.
The contrast between past and present is heart-wrenching.
Also, the music video, which portrays memories flashing back, is deeply emotional.
In conclusion
We’ve been introducing these as “dark” songs, but I think some of them may have offered a sense of hope as well.
Everyone feels differently, and only you can know which song will save you.
Expose yourself to lots of music and find the one track that fits you.