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, support, and life. Tracks with relatable lyrics (291–300)
disgracesyudou
This is a song I want you to listen to when you’ve lost confidence in yourself, created by syudou, a singer-songwriter who also works as a Vocaloid producer.
In life, there are so many moments when things don’t go well—comparing yourself to others and feeling down, losing sight of your own worth, making the wrong choices at important moments.
This song embraces all those negative feelings and gives you a light, encouraging push: “Even if you make a fool of yourself, take a breather and enjoy life.” When you’re feeling low and listen to it, you might just feel a weight lift off your shoulders.
becausetimelesz
It’s a song that warms your heart when you listen to it.
Created by timelesz and released in November 2024, it was chosen as the theme song for the drama “The Reason We Fall in Love,” starring Fuma Kikuchi.
The lyrics capture delicate feelings that make it hard to take a step forward in love, and the gentle yet slightly bittersweet melody leaves a strong impression.
If you’re struggling with a relationship with someone important to you, why not give it a listen? It’s sure to help calm your mind.
Dinner Songtuki.
Woven into song with the ache of bittersweet love, tuki.’s music resonates across genders and generations.
This work carefully portrays the inner conflicts born from repeated partings and renewals with a loved one, gently expressing affection and gratitude toward the other person.
Released in September 2023, it also drew attention with an acoustic version featuring Yuuri in December of the same year.
The stirring vocals and melody are perfect for karaoke; performing it at school festivals or gatherings with friends—any moment when you want to share feelings—will surely strike a deep chord with listeners.
Its warm atmosphere and clear, transparent vocal quality will gently envelop the room.
No matter how smallwacci
An uplifting song has been born, warmly and gently portraying people who walk on with all their might, even while feeling how hard life can be.
Alongside the friendly melodies woven by the five members of wacci, the courage to face one’s own weaknesses and flaws, and the determination to move forward step by step, are vividly expressed.
Written and composed by Yohei Hashiguchi, the piece speaks to you even in those moments when you feel you’re losing your sense of self, telling you that your efforts have meaning.
It was written as the theme song for the NTV drama “After-School Carte” in October 2024 and is also included on the album “Dressing,” released in January 2025.
It is sure to be cherished as a song that stays close to your heart when you lose your way on the path you chose and come to a halt.
Friendswacci
This warm, gently drawn song about everyday life with friends is a single released by wacci in March 2020.
It was selected as the opening theme for the TV anime “Uchi Tama?! Have you seen my Tama?” and was written and composed by guitarist Keiji Muranaka.
The lyrics shine a light on the small, ordinary moments of each day and the unchanging routines, carefully weaving bonds with friends and brimming with a kindness that resonates in the heart.
The melody is lively and pleasant, striking a perfect balance with the slightly bittersweet lyrics to create a superb track.
It also works wonderfully as a theme song for school or cultural festivals—an uplifting, heartwarming anthem that colors a page of youth spent with friends.
It’s okaywacci
This song by wacci carries a warm message that gently stays close to the listener’s heart.
It tenderly portrays universal emotions—like the smile that comes after tears, and the days when you want to change but can’t.
You can feel the strength and kindness of the words “It’s okay” throughout the entire piece.
Released in August 2015, it was used as the theme song for the TBS drama “37.5°C no Namida.” It’s recommended for times when you feel tired from daily life or want to face your own vulnerabilities.
It will surely warm your heart.
Great songs themed around love, support, and life. Tracks with relatable lyrics (301–310)
It’s love, right?wacci
The song by wacci, which sings of a bittersweet love, overflows with gentleness and warmth.
Written as an insert track for the Fuji TV drama “A Thorny Path to Royalty” (Yangotonaki Ichizoku) and released digitally in April 2022, it won an Excellence Award at the 64th Japan Record Awards.
It gives powerful voice to love’s ability to overcome every barrier—gender, age, family background—and has captured the hearts of many listeners.
Conveying unwavering devotion to the other person and the importance of being honest with your own feelings, it’s a track we hope everyone struggling with love will hear.