[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 sit with your pain (171–180)
I wish you were hereLEGO BIG MORL
“I Wish You Were Here” by LEGO BIG MORL is a song that captures the hazy, restless feeling of being unable to forget an ex.
It’s included on their 2017 album The Place Where the Heart Lives.
The emptiness and listlessness that arise when someone you love is gone are feelings many people experience after a breakup.
And when frustration toward that person creeps in, the darkness can feel even deeper.
This song doesn’t dismiss your negative, spiraling thoughts—it stays by your side and gently embraces them.
RevengeMy Hair is Bad
It’s a guitar rock number with lyrics that channel a vengeful heart toward an ex.
The song is by the Niigata-based rock band My Hair is Bad and is included on their third album, “mothers,” released in 2017.
It’s a catchy track with an irresistible sense of drive, but the word choices in the lyrics really hit home.
I bet some of you know exactly how this feels.
Give it a listen when you’re down after a breakup—it might help you feel refreshed.
RomancePENICILLIN
It’s a song by the visual kei band PENICILLIN.
What stands out about this track is the way it’s sung as if crying out, “Why can’t you see this love that’s overflowing?” In a way, it’s an emo, anguished song that feels even more clingy and melodramatic than some of Golden Bomber’s current tracks.
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It was released in 2009.
Rather than being “sick,” it’s a song with a strong element of inner “darkness.” The image is of a teenage boy who’s fed up with the world he’s living in.
A distinctive feature is that he addresses his father and mother, and you can sense his confusion as his mind is filled with questions.
RebornSyrup16g
This is a song by Syrup16g, a band that defined an era of “dark” songs.
While the music alone gives off the vibe of a refreshing pop tune, the lyrics are truly heavy.
The contrast between the song’s breeziness and the weight of the lyrics creates a strange sensation, making it a masterpiece among dark-themed songs.
[Yami Song] Fight darkness with darkness!? Deep tracks that stay close to your pain (181–190)
NOWHERE boyUVERworld
This is a track from UVERworld’s seventh album, THE ONE, released in 2012.
In the song, a boy wanders the city, saying he has no place where he belongs.
In the past, he acted tough and looked down on everything.
After growing up, he tries to redo the past, only to realize that the friends and loved ones from that time are nowhere to be found.
He regrets that he should have cherished them, but now it’s too late.
Goodbye, Identityyonige
Even if you fought or had things you disliked about each other, once you break up, you sometimes regret it and think that just having them by your side was enough, right? Yonige’s “Sayonara Identity” portrays that kind of regret born from love.
It’s included on their 2015 mini-album Coming Spring.
If it were now, I’d do things differently; if I had done that back then, it wouldn’t have turned out the way it did.
The lyrics, filled with what-ifs and deep regrets for a former lover, really hurt the heart.
For those who feel the same way, this song will resonate with you and move you to tears.