[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 gloom with gloom!? Deep tracks that stay close to your pain (131–140)
Cinderella BoySaucy Dog
That moment when your heart drifts away from someone you once loved so much is truly heart-wrenching.
“Cinderella Boy,” included on Saucy Dog’s 2021 release “Lazy Sunday,” beautifully portrays the bittersweet emotions between lovers.
From the warm arpeggio intro to the emotional chorus, its melody resonates with anyone going through a painful breakup.
It’s a song that makes you want to tuck away those irreplaceable times and precious memories somewhere in your heart, rather than throwing them away.
Resignation from being humanboku no ririkku no bouyomi
The song that really sticks close to a heart that’s fallen ill and become self-destructive is “Ningen Jishoku” (Resigning from Being Human).
It was included as the lead track on Bokunohirari no Bouyomi’s 2018 final album, “Botsuraku.” The lyrics are packed with startling phrases, and I think anyone looking for a “yami song” (a dark, depressive track) will find it deeply affecting.
It presents itself as if it’s offering a formal apology for something, but in truth, it looks down on society… that’s the kind of song it is.
Song of lingering attachmentyuzu
It’s the coupling track released with “Tomodachi no Uta” in 1999.
Written and composed by Yujin Kitagawa, it falls into the “dark/obsessive love” category among his love songs.
Although Kitagawa now has a wholesome image, back when he was younger—likely having experienced many romances—he wrote songs like this too.
It really captures the lingering feelings of a man who can’t let go.
Hand in handkuriipuhaipe
Whether it’s a breakup or a fight with a friend, sometimes we crack our relationships and end up regretting it deeply.
Te to Te (Hand in Hand) depicts that very inner turmoil.
Specifically, it portrays the restless late-night hours spent alone, wrestling with one’s thoughts.
The track is by the band CreepHyp, fronted by vocalist Ozaki Sekai-kan.
His high-tone voice and the raw guitar melodies perfectly complement the song’s world.
Give it a listen on a sleepless night.
Moon and KnifeSuga Shikao
The title “The Moon and the Knife” already gives you a sense of something sick or afflicted, doesn’t it? Both “moon” and “knife” evoke a feeling of madness, and yet they could also be called beautiful things.
A quiet moonlit night, and—this is just an image—a silver knife: that’s the strong impression I get, and it suggests a kind of deranged love.
It feels like a song for which the words “I love you so much I want to break you” would be fitting.
JovairoPorunogurafiti
If you’d rather dance the night away than be crushed by loneliness, I recommend Jovairo.
It was released in 2005 by the rock duo Porno Graffitti and used as the theme song for the drama Sleeping Alone Tonight.
Its Latin-flavored sound and rhythmic groove will have your body moving before you know it.
The lyrics by guitarist Haruichi Shindo carry not only a sense of poignancy but also the allure of a novel.
Especially when you’re feeling down, put this track on and get into a lively mood!
Midnight Pure Heterosocial InteractionsOmori Seiko
Seiko Oomori is a singer-songwriter who sings about girls’ honest feelings from her own unique perspective.
“Midnight Seijun Isei Kōyū,” included on her 2013 release Zettai Shōjo, is a poppy, fancy number.
The lyrics, inspired by Sayumi Michishige—whom Oomori openly admires—convey a sense of longing and respect.
Its catchy melody paired with a touch of melancholy is exactly what makes her so appealing.
Listen to it while thinking of the person you stan.