[Yami Song] Fight darkness with darkness!? Deep tracks that stay close to your pain
Heartbreak, sad events, trouble with friends or family…
In those moments, many people feel like listening to “yami songs” (dark, emotionally heavy songs).
When you hear a song that sings about worries and pain similar to your own, it can make you feel a bit lighter—like you’re not alone.
In this article, we’ll introduce yami songs for a variety of situations.
Find the one track that matches your current mood.
May your pain ease, even just a little.
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[Yami Song] Fight darkness with darkness!? Deep tracks that empathize with your pain (61–70)
Anyano Hotoboritakushi P
Anyanohotobori resonates with phrases that speak over and over to a beloved person you can no longer meet.
Created by Takushi-P, who debuted as a Vocaloid producer in 2021, the song delivers the inability to accept the reality of never seeing a loved one again through Uramei’s trembling vocals.
The lyrics wrap you in a feeling like the night will never end, and the passionate, chorus-driven band performance overflows with love.
Its beautiful yet fleeting melody gently accompanies loneliness and solitude.
I miss you so much and want to see you.Nishino Kana
This is Kana Nishino’s 10th single.
It topped the Oricon charts consecutively in 2010.
Kana Nishino is passionately supported by girls in love, and this song also expresses the raw feelings of heartbreak.
If a breakup is dragged out this much, it seems like it could become a deep wound—a trauma.
Tot MusicaAdo (Uta from ONE PIECE FILM RED)
Ado’s “Tot Musica” pulls you into its ever-present dark atmosphere.
It’s a song she performs as Uta, a character from the film ONE PIECE FILM RED.
The track is included on the 2022 album Uta no Uta ONE PIECE FILM RED.
Runes are used here and there in the lyrics, adding to the song’s eerie feel.
Just listening to or singing the song gives you the chilling sense that something might happen.
Still, the weighty, massive sound is just plain cool! It’s recommended both for those who want to deepen the darkness and for anyone who loves thick, hard-hitting rock sounds.
The holeKing Gnu
A track included on the 2019 album Sympa.
It’s a dark, melancholic song about a fragile and painful romance between a man and a woman carrying emotional scars.
The music video drew attention with its relentless shocks.
It’s a heartbreaking breakup song in which a couple—who supported each other by understanding the unspoken wounds and pain they couldn’t share with anyone else—meet a tragic end.
Crushed by an empty skyamazarashi
You know that feeling like there’s a gaping hole in your heart… it happens, right? This song speaks for those emotions.
It’s a piece by the rock band amazarashi, led by Hiromu Akita, included on their first album, “Sennen Koufukuron” (A Thousand Years’ Theory of Happiness), released in 2011.
It makes you think, is it even fair for a song to hit this hard? Every single word in the lyrics carries a strong will.
That literary quality is precisely amazarashi’s appeal.
When your heart aches, this song will surely stay by your side.
Pain, go away!ZORN
ZORN weaves a soul’s cry, facing pain that gouges at the depths of the heart, in his uniquely crafted words.
It’s a gem of a song that earnestly sings to a friend on the verge of being crushed by mental exhaustion and helplessness.
Even amid heart-rending sorrow, the warm wish of “let’s meet again” shines like a light and seeps into the heart.
Released in July 2022, the piece features BACHLOGIC’s polished production, vividly coloring the nuances of emotion.
It gently resonates with those standing at the brink of deep despair, and with anyone who wants to be close to the pain of someone they cherish.
reassessmentMARETU
This is a Vocaloid song that draws you into its mysterious world from the intro.
It’s a track by MARETU, a Vocaloid producer also known under the name Gokuaku-P, released on a video-sharing site in 2017.
The suspicious, intoxicating electronic sounds are striking, and the steady, deadpan melody is great as well.
Savor the thoroughly thought-provoking worldbuilding and lyrics.