[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 (161–170)
Goodbye, MidnightOshiba Hiromi
The raw words woven into the lyrics pierce my heart one by one and hurt.
This is a song by musician Hiromi Oshiba, also known under the name Moja.
It’s included on the album “chronicle,” released in 2015.
It depicts the last night spent with a lover.
The thought—this is the person I’m going to part ways with—keeps running through the narrator’s mind.
Coupled with its heartrending melody, it’s a breakup song that grows more and more painful to listen to.
If you still have lingering feelings for an ex, why not listen to this song, have a good cry, and reset your heart?
Eris with Azure Eyesanzenchitai
It’s a heart-wrenching ballad that conveys a melancholy wish: “No matter how painful it is, I want you to tell everything to the one you love.” Sung by Koji Tamaki’s band, Anzenchitai, it was released in 1985 as their 10th single.
Boosted by its use in a commercial, it became a major hit.
The rich, spacious arrangement alone sinks in deeply.
The song was inspired by Mori Ōgai’s novel The Dancing Girl (Maihime), so you might find it even more resonant if you read it before listening.
I’m home.Teshima Aoi
For you who are heartbroken and hurting.
This song by Aoi Teshima—the singer also known for performing “Therru’s Song,” the theme of the film Tales from Earthsea—was released in 2021 as her seventh single.
It drew attention when it was chosen as the theme song for the drama Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange.
The protagonist’s sorrow comes through along with her gentle voice…
Just imagining losing someone precious is frightening, isn’t it? Give it a listen when you feel like having a good cry.
It hurts.Kiyoshi Ryujin
Ryujin Sei’s diverse and wide-ranging activities—and his ever-changing visuals—are part of his appeal.
His song “Itai yo” (It Hurts) is, as the title suggests, a number that will pierce the hearts of anyone going through a painful love.
Released in 2010 as his third single, it’s a ballad that gives you the sensation of sinking deeper and deeper as you listen.
Those who relate to this song are surely experiencing a heartbreaking or unrequited love.
Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to let yourself fall all the way to the bottom.
nonsenseHitsuji Bungaku
There are times when you feel vaguely empty or your spirits sink, right? The song I want you to listen to at such times is “Kudaranai.” It’s a track included on the album “our hope” released by Hitsujibungaku.
Moeka Shiotsuka, the band’s vocalist, sings about the emotional fluctuations she felt through her music activities.
Because it focuses on negative feelings that anyone can relate to, it’s easy to empathize with and appealing in the way you can listen while reflecting it onto your own experiences.
You broke.Taniyama Hiroko
The way it’s sung in a calm, almost monotonous tone over an eerie, addictive rhythm and melody conveys a deep sense of sickness and fear.
It focuses on you—someone who, because you loved too much, ended up hurt, and now even the hatred lurking beneath has begun to spill out—expressing a heavy, profound love.
I’ll destroy every part of the me you want.Abe Mao
No matter what others say, I am who I am.
This is an energetic track that turns her innermost feelings straight into song.
It’s by singer-songwriter Mao Abe from Oita Prefecture, included on her ninth album, “Mada Ikemasu,” released in 2020.
If you know Abe mainly as a musician who sings love songs like “Anata no Koibito ni Naritai no Desu,” you’ll almost certainly be shocked.
That’s how aggressive and cool this one is.
Just listening to it is a great way to blow off stress.