[Heart-wrenching] A Special Feature on Songs Themed Around Lies That Hit You Deep—Classics and Fan Favorites

Liesanari

[Music Video] Lie

It’s a masterpiece that poignantly and gently sings of the human heart.

Included on Sanari’s album “SICKSTEEN,” released in June 2019, this track is memorable for its melodious rap and emotionally resonant vocals.

In the one-take music video featuring 23 dancers, Sanari himself takes on dancing for the first time, vividly expressing the world of the lyrics.

The song blends human warmth with a tinge of melancholy, and its deeply affecting lyrics and sound are its biggest draw.

It’s a track I’d recommend to anyone who resonates with feelings for a loved one or the care they hold for someone important.

Eine KleineYonezu Kenshi

Kenshi Yonezu – Eine Kleine

“Eine Kleine” means “a little ~” in German, but since the song’s title trails off midway, it leaves room for each viewer to imagine after watching the story.

It says that a woman who has a secret she can’t tell anyone ends up lying in front of the person she loves, making her conflict between guilt and romantic feelings palpable.

The illustration sense is outstanding as well.

Tears of MagnoliaStardust Revue

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Mulan no Namida (Tears of Mulan) is a single by Stardust Revue released in 1993.

When we were together, you said, “I’ll always stay by your side,” but after we broke up, you’re no longer here.

It’s obvious, yet those words end up becoming a lie.

Nemoto’s voice is so heartrending, it tightens my chest.

Instead of goodbyeJUJU

JUJU “Instead of Goodbye”

Lies about love often make your chest tighten just by hearing them, don’t they? JUJU’s song “Sayonara no Kawari ni” is packed with that uniquely painful feeling of love—it’s the kind of track that would bring tears to anyone who’s had a similar experience.

It conveys, so vividly it hurts, a sadness and helplessness that’s different from the pain of unrequited love or the anxiety after you finally become a couple—it’s that singular sorrow right before a breakup.

The feeling of thinking, “Even if you lie to me, that’s okay,” is so painful, isn’t it?

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Become a childMy Hair is Bad

Kodomoni Narou

This song candidly portrays the conflicts and honest feelings we experience while living as adults.

In their CD single “life,” released in December 2020, My Hair is Bad carefully expresses the gap between the selves we perform in everyday life and our true selves.

We want recognition from others yet struggle to depend on them; we fulfill our duties as adults while still wanting to remain childlike without lying to ourselves.

These inner sentiments are powerfully delivered through the band’s distinctive, dynamic rock sound.

This track is dedicated to everyone who feels the need to reexamine their social role and their true self.

It will help you recognize the feelings you’ve kept hidden deep inside throughout your life.

Don’t love me anymore.Flower

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Love doesn’t need logic, but when you fall for someone you know you can never be happy with, you end up lying to yourself, clinging to desperate excuses—only for it to conclude, inevitably, in an ending.

The line “a love sadder than anyone else’s” may sing of comparing heartbreaks, yet there’s no way to judge which is truly the unhappiest; perhaps these words are simply a way to console oneself.

That quiet, hidden sorrow only deepens the sense of poignancy.

If it’s a lie you toldJUJU

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When I see these lyrics, I’m reminded of Yosuke Tagawa’s recent press conference on the wide shows.

It’s not something just anyone can do, but perhaps believing is indeed the key to happiness.

The singer JUJU apparently loves neighborhood snack bars and often sings there in response to karaoke requests, and she says that’s also a form of training.