[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 Songs] Fight darkness with darkness!? Deep tracks that empathize with your pain (41–50)
Child of the devilHiguchi Ai
With a tense opening that draws you in, this is a work of grand scale.
It’s a song by Ai Higuchi, a singer-songwriter from Kagawa Prefecture, released digitally in 2022.
It was used as the ending theme for the anime Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2.
The philosophical lyrics, which depict the truth of the world, really make you think.
Are the things happening in distant countries merely events on television? I think it can prompt us to rethink the way we live.
DarlingSuda Keina
Keina Suda, known as a Vocaloid producer and singer-songwriter, has released “Darling,” a song that’s gone viral on social media.
Sung from a woman’s perspective, it expresses love for a man who won’t turn around to notice her.
While it includes elements often labeled as menhera or yandere, the song depicts only straightforward, sincere affection—without resentment or anger.
Incidentally, the music video portrays her mental distress a bit more concretely.
Watching it will likely leave a very different impression.
He was alive, wasn’t he?aimyon
A song whose urgent message, rendered in raw, vivid words, resonates deeply—that’s Aimyon’s “Ikite Itanda Yona.” Released in 2016 as her debut single, it’s also known as the opening theme for the drama “Is Kichijoji the Only Place You Want to Live?” The lyrics, filled with pain and struggle, cut to the listener’s core and sparked strong empathy.
The preciousness of life and the daily frustrations of our emotions are expressed in Aimyon’s down-to-earth language.
It’s a powerful message song that prompts us to refocus not only on ourselves, but on the living, breathing “people” around us.
Omelet riceReoNa
It’s sure to resonate with anyone who couldn’t go to school.
Released digitally by ReoNa in May 2024, this track features lyrics and composition by Vocaloid producer Toa Kasamura and arrangement by Ryohei Arahata.
The lyrics, which begin with a question, symbolically portray the protagonist’s loneliness and sense of self-negation through the imagery of a lunchbox scene.
A wistful melody seeps into the heart.
It’s a song that gently reaches out a hand to those who, even while carrying pain, still wish to face forward.
seamUeno Daiki
When we confront the uncertainty of memory, how much anxiety do we carry? Written by Daiju Ueno for the drama “Unmet: A Neurosurgeon’s Diary,” this piece overlaps with the struggles of a protagonist living with memory impairment.
It features a mysterious sound marked by lingering strings, and Ueno says he “challenged a kind of topline melody I wouldn’t normally use.” The lyrics carefully trace the blurry borders of the memories we all possess, the unease toward time that has vanished, and the surges of emotion we long to reclaim.
When you want to reconnect your past self with who you are now, this song will quietly stay by your side.
A love on the verge of witheringSuzuki Suzuki
This song poignantly portrays a couple who, after their youthful days end and they enter the working world, gradually drift apart until their relationship ends.
It’s sure to resonate with anyone in college who feels distance growing with someone important.
Released by Suzuki Suzuki in April 2021 as the final installment of their love-themed trilogy, it’s characterized by beautiful harmonies.
The lyrics, in plain and realistic language, capture the fragility of a relationship where busy days lead to fewer meetings and dwindling contact.
Its mellow tones will stay close by your side.
I thought about killing myselfNakajima Mika
Here’s something I really want people who feel that living is hard to listen to.
It’s a song performed by Mika Nakashima, a singer who is also active as an actress.
It was released in 2013 as her 38th single.
The lyrics and composition were done by Hiromu Akita of the rock band amazarashi.
It’s a song where you’re sick and sunk, and then in the end, you’re saved just a little… something like that.
You could probably describe it as “very dark,” and yet it’s strange how it still feels so beautiful, isn’t it?