Change of Heart: A love song expressing the bittersweet feeling of falling for someone new

Winding RoadPorunogurafiti

Porno Graffitti “Winding Road (Short ver.)” / PORNOGRAFFITTI “Winding Road (Short ver.)”

The older we get, the more we imagine a future with our partner and feel something like “eternal love.” Even though we’re sure we feel that eternal love from the bottom of our hearts, a parting comes all the same, cruelly.

A misbuttoning we won’t notice until far down the line—where did we go wrong? We truly loved each other all along, yet a single fleeting moment made the relationship crumble so easily.

And yet, in the end, there’s a faint glimpse of hope: a resolve to rise again while keeping the feelings we’ve nurtured close to our hearts.

These are the lyrics of such a tale.

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Goodbye, Flower Thief – Hatsune Miku (Meru)

It’s a story about a man who keeps repeating romances that never go anywhere.

He was content just watching the person he liked, but when that person disappears, the everyday life he knew falls apart—this is a sad song about that.

The melody is rhythmic and you can listen with a light heart, but the lyrics themselves are overwhelmingly heavy.

I don’t want to see you; I want to see you.Ueno Yūka

Yuka Ueno “Don’t Want to See You, Want to See You” Music Video

A ballad by Yuuka Ueno that sets painfully bittersweet scenes of heartbreak—so vivid they make your chest ache just remembering—against a simple, piano-led melody.

Six months after the breakup, the protagonist’s heart is still tangled in conflicting emotions born from being unable to forget their former lover: aching to see them, yet not wanting to.

Included on the January 2019 album “Sukina Hito wa Anata datta” (“You Were the One I Loved”), this song is sure to resonate deeply with anyone who has gone through a breakup and still hasn’t sorted out their feelings.

When they suddenly come to mind in a quiet moment, why not listen to this track and face your true feelings?

youKōda Kumi

Kumi Koda / “you” (from the new album “WINTER of LOVE”)

The winter cold and the frozen heart whose time stopped after breaking up with him are linked, aren’t they? From the lyrics, you can feel the regret of wishing they had talked more and met each other halfway.

There’s lingering attachment, and it’s precisely because it hurts that it feels so heartrending.

It’s a song I can really relate to.

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Original, v flower / Neurosis

Neurosis, created by Nanashi Hachiya, portrays the messy tangle of emotions—anger, sadness, and more—after parting ways with someone you loved with your whole heart.

Even the tricky melody hints at the panic that comes with a breakup.

You poured so much love into it, only to be handed a cruel goodbye; now you’re timid about your next relationship, and even your past memories turn into darkness…

This is a song that empathizes with anyone who’s gone through a lingering “How dare you!” kind of breakup, offering a bit of catharsis as it stands by your side.

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Goodbye, my beloved.Hana＊Hana

Hana*Hana “Goodbye, My Beloved”

It overflows with her feelings for the man she loved so much.

The harder she tries to move on, the more she thinks of him, and I can really relate to the frustration at her own clinginess—being unable to forget him or throw away their memories.

never againBENI

BENI – Never Again…

Speaking of BENI, her beautiful English pronunciation is really captivating, isn’t it? She makes the most of that charm and sings many cover songs.

This song, however, isn’t a cover; it uses a lot of Japanese lyrics.

In the music video, you can see BENI looking stunning.