Good songs themed around love, encouragement, and life—tracks with lyrics you can relate to.
Listening to music can lighten your heart, make you feel happy, or even make you feel accepted just as you are… Surely you’ve had moments when you thought, “I’m so glad music exists!”
And when you’re worried about something, when something great happens, or when you want to celebrate someone, you probably look for just the right song.
Besides the favorite songs you always listen to, why not try some other wonderful tracks?
In this article, our editorial team has carefully selected songs we’d love to recommend to you as truly great tunes!
We hope you find the perfect song that suits you!
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Great songs themed around love, encouragement, and life. Tracks with lyrics you can relate to (71–80).
the same as…ONE OK ROCK
There’s a rock ballad that sings of an unchanging bond with a loved one and hope for the future.
Even as time passes and circumstances change, the universal message that the feelings for the other person remain the same strikes a chord with listeners.
The sentimental lyrics—mingling anticipation for the future with a touch of loneliness—are gently yet powerfully conveyed by vocalist Taka’s emotional voice, making this a classic.
The song is included on their sixth album, Jinsei×Boku=, released in March 2013.
It’s also well known for having been written as the theme song for the film Good Morning Everyone! (G’mor Evian!), starring Yo Oizumi and Kumiko Aso.
When you think of family or friends who live far away, listening to this track will warm your heart.
It’s a talisman-like song that quietly gives you a nudge as you take a new step forward.
C.h.a.o.s.m.y.t.h.ONE OK ROCK
Resonance Reference, ONE OK ROCK’s fifth album, released in October 2011.
Among its tracks is this song, a message from vocalist Taka to his friends, famous for taking its title from the initials of their names.
It teaches us the value of chasing dreams forever and living the present as if today were the last.
The lyrics, which sing that not form but the memories shared together are life’s true treasures, will likely bring someone special to mind.
It was also used as the ending theme for the TV program “To the Top of the Earth: Fumita Kuriki’s New Challenge.” A heartwarming number that feels like a letter written to friends you don’t often get to see.
Wherever you areONE OK ROCK
It’s also well known as a classic wedding song! This is a grand love ballad from ONE OK ROCK, the rock band active on the world stage.
In straightforward words, it expresses a firm resolve to keep the other person smiling no matter where they are and a wish to walk into the future together.
Taka’s overwhelming vocal power adds a dramatic touch to that pure expression of love.
The track is included on their fourth album, Niche Syndrome, released in June 2010.
Chosen for an NTT Docomo commercial, it became widely familiar to the general public.
It’s an emotional number perfect for conveying unchanging feelings to someone special or for listening to on an anniversary.
We live falling in love with love.LIP×LIP
It’s a song that gives voice to that mysterious feeling of “falling in love with love.” Created by the music duo LIP×LIP, it was used as the ending theme for the anime The Promise of Wizard, which began airing in January 2025.
The lyrics weave together a longing for love and a fear of it, while emphasizing the importance of living by your own will.
Paired with a pop, catchy melody, that message resonates with those of us living in today’s society.
It’s a track that gives us the courage to recognize diversity and walk forward together.
road; way; path; street; route; Tao (in philosophy)GReeeeN
I think many of GReeeeN’s songs make you feel positive no matter which one you listen to.
This track in particular feels like one that really gives you a push forward.
It’s one of the songs I’d recommend listening to when you’re feeling defeated or troubled.
sign; mark; symbol; omenMr.Children
Released in 2006, this is a Mr.
Children song that was used as the theme for the TV drama “A 14-Year-Old Mother.” One hallmark of Mr.
Children’s music is how often their songs feel deeply meaningful—you end up overlaying the lyrics onto your own life, depending on your situation or changing emotions as you listen.
This is a moving song that, from the beginning of a romance, makes you realize that the feelings you’ve nurtured through various challenges are, in fact, love.
For Whom the Alchemist ExistsMr.Children
Songs we can relate to are often love songs or ones about life, but Mr.
Children’s “Tagatame” is different—it’s a track that faces the world as it is today.
The word “peace” never appears in the lyrics, yet it makes you reflect on the meaning of peace and love, and it’s a song that resonates deeply.
