[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)
KagomeYuuri
Yuri is strongly associated with heartbreaking breakup songs and love songs like the hit tracks “Kakurenbo” and “Dry Flower,” the kind that squeeze your heart.
But this song, “Kagome,” is worlds away from that bittersweetness—a shocking track that hits you like a blow to the head.
The lyrics overflow with raw, piercing words.
It’s a number I’d strongly recommend to those who want to fully sink into the darkness themselves, yet in the end it’s profoundly redeeming—a song that will leave you in tears.
If you’re going through something very hard right now, please give it a listen.
[Yami Song] Fight darkness with darkness!? Deep tracks that empathize with your pain (51–60)
I want to forget.wacci
This is a song by wacci that poignantly sings of the pain of wanting to sever memories of an ex but being unable to.
Released in July 2024, it was produced as the third installment of a three-part love song project.
It portrays a protagonist who, even while spending time with someone new, suddenly sees traces of their former lover—and the more they try to forget, the more vividly the memories return, conveying a deep sense of heartache.
If you’re nursing the pain of a breakup, it will surely hit home.
I don’t mind being unhappy for the rest of my life.mafumafu
Sung by singer-songwriter Mafumafu, this piece is a song that candidly portrays a profound sense of despair and self-denial.
The lyrics include expressions like apologizing for being born and being trapped in an unending loop of nightmares, leaving a powerful impression on listeners.
After about a year-long hiatus, Mafumafu returned in June 2022, and for him, this song holds a special meaning.
It’s a track I especially want those who have been hurt by heartbreak or relationships, or who struggle to find their own worth, to hear.
It will surely stay close to your heart.
Black sheepKeyakizaka46
Have you ever felt like you can’t trust anyone, that there’s no one in this world you can rely on or truly understand you except yourself? The song “Black Sheep,” perfect for times like that, is the eighth single released by Keyakizaka46 in 2019, with Yurina Hirate as the center.
When you’ve fallen into distrust of people, how about letting yourself drop all the way to the bottom? I can’t help but relate to the feeling that if things go well by making myself the bad guy, then that’s fine.
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.
Don’t go.Souta
It’s a bittersweet love song written from a man’s perspective.
It depicts the scene of the woman he cares for, who lives far away, leaving after the festival ends.
That feeling of finding her even more endearing because she’s in a yukata, with a different atmosphere from usual—many men can probably relate.
He wants to say “Don’t go,” but he’s desperately holding back, and that restraint is heartbreaking.
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.
