[Heart-wrenching] A Special Feature on Songs Themed Around Lies That Hit You Deep—Classics and Fan Favorites
The word “lie” carries a sense of guilt and remorse, yet there are many forms it can take—poignant lies told out of love for a partner, gentle lies meant to protect someone dear.
Songs themed around such “lies,” packed with the delicate nuances of human relationships, brim with lyrics that make your chest ache and melodies you can’t help but relate to.
In this article, we’ll introduce moving songs about “lies,” from anime tie-in tracks to classic Showa-era hits.
You might just find a song that resonates with your heart.
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[Heart-wrenching] A Special Feature on Songs with the Theme of Touching Lies: Masterpieces and Fan Favorites (41–50)
It was a lie all along.Saitō Kazuyoshi
“It Was Always a Lie” is a parody of Kazuyoshi Saito’s “I’ve Always Loved You,” and Saito himself uploaded the video to YouTube.
The lyrics oppose nuclear power: the plants that were claimed to be safe were not safe.
It’s a message song.
[Heart-Wrenching] A Special Feature on Songs Themed Around Lies That Hit You Deep—Masterpieces and Fan Favorites (51–60)
Golden MoonSuga Shikao
“Golden Moon” is Shikao Suga’s second single, released in 1997.
Suga’s lyrics are distinctive and quite difficult; apparently the label asked him to rewrite this one because of that, but he flatly refused.
It’s a song that depicts a faint glimmer of hope found amid despair.
Internet Blueskamome jidou gasshoudan
When you’ve had your heart broken, this is the kind of song that, when you listen to it, will bring the memories rushing back and make the tears unstoppable.
Amid realistic, relatable descriptions, the sorrow of a person who, even when a breakup is in sight, longs for cruel words—even if they’re lies—resonates along with the catchy chorus melody.
The wind that thinks of youHY
This song might seem like a love song about a clumsy man who can’t find the right words and ends up speaking indirectly, which doesn’t really get through to the other person.
But after seeing the story of the 2014 film “Leaving the Scene” (Omoi no Koshi), it can also be heard not as a simple love song, but as a message addressed to someone who no longer answers.
The Last LieKG
Although it’s a breakup love song sung from a male perspective, the phrase about being together “in the past and the future” conveys his enduring feelings for the woman.
At the same time, it can also be heard as a woman’s parting words born from sensing a growing mismatch in their feelings.
The key to this song lies in the woman’s strength and the man’s final lie—an all-out act of pride.
Sorry, my feelings of love.SHISHAMO
Heartbreak is always deeply painful in any era, but in youth our emotional footing is unstable, and it surely leaves a deep scar on the heart.
The lyrics that say, “I love you, yet I pretend I don’t,” and that feign not even noticing the heartbreak itself while wishing to live far away from people, exude a distinctly youthful air.
The real 㒒 that 㒒, unable to endure the true 㒒, createdMUCC
There are plenty of people who keep hiding themselves and never speak their true feelings, but these lyrics aren’t that simple.
They portray something stranger: being unable to endure the fabricated persona they’ve maintained, they go on to create yet another self.
I get the sense that many artistic types are like this, but in the end, it’s all still you.