[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 (51–60)
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?
I’m a problem childAdo
There are times when you feel uneasy whether you receive good reviews or bad ones, right? Ado’s 2023 track “Atashi wa Mondaisaku” (“I’m a Problematic Work”) sings about being bound up by all the voices around you.
Even the title alone weighs heavily on the heart.
While basking in the spotlight and expressing gratitude for the many voices, the song also feels like Ado’s own cry from the heart, born of confusion and the repeated hurt she has experienced.
In this world, there are people who praise you for doing things differently, and people who utterly tear you down.
This cry is surely a pain that presses not only on celebrities, but on many people’s hearts.
It’s a song that can bring comfort simply by making you feel that everyone struggles in the same way.
There was no meaning to being born.mafumafu
This song with a title that hits hard—“There Was No Meaning to Being Born”—is included on Mafumafu’s fifth album, Kagurairo Artifact, released in 2019.
I think there are many people who run into all kinds of walls, feel life is hard, and don’t know where to find a sense of purpose.
That’s exactly when you might seek salvation in music.
It’s a song I especially want those exhausted by self-questioning to hear.
NonfictionHirai Ken
This is a song I highly recommend when you run into a wall at work or in relationships.
Ken Hirai’s 2017 release “Nonfiction” was written as the theme song for the drama “A Small Giant.” Not only does it tie in with the drama’s story, it’s also a number imbued with Hirai’s feelings for a friend who died by suicide.
For those who can’t find answers no matter how much they think, who are lost and struggling, it will likely pierce the heart.
I also recommend it as a motivational song to listen to when you’re lost in life or facing difficulties.
[Yami Song] Fight darkness with darkness!? Deep tracks that empathize with your pain (61–70)
May the sky in your city be convenient for you.Koresawa
This is a song by Koresawa that uses weather as a metaphor to express the pain of heartbreak and compassion toward an ex.
With delicate lyrics and melody, it portrays the intertwined emotions of wishing happiness for the person you parted with while grappling with your own loneliness.
Released in April 2022, it marked Koresawa’s first new song in about a year and a month.
Pop yet lingering deeply in listeners’ hearts, this work will comfort those who have gone through a breakup and are swayed by complex feelings.
If being alive is painfulMoriyama Naotaro
It’s a song that begins with quite a shocking opening, but as you listen, you start to feel the will to live welling up.
It’s by singer-songwriter Naotaro Moriyama, known for hits like “Sakura (Dokusho),” and was released in 2008 as his 16th single.
The lyrics were written by the poet Okanemachi Kaito around 1997, and Moriyama, a friend of his, composed the music based on them.
Perhaps thanks to his warm vocals, the message of the lyrics sinks deep into your heart—making it a masterpiece I can wholeheartedly recommend.
My motivation is dead.Pinokio P
PinocchioP’s track “Motivation Is Dead” carries a deeply resonant message that really hits home.
By turning the modern feelings of fatigue and burnout into song, it evokes strong empathy in listeners.
Its distinctive, poppy, and addictive sound is another major draw.
It’s a down-to-earth yet strong-willed Vocaloid song that makes you feel like, “Even so, I’ve got to do it.” Be sure to blast it at full volume!