[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 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.
The holeKing Gnu
A track included on the 2019 album Sympa.
It’s a dark, melancholic song about a fragile and painful romance between a man and a woman carrying emotional scars.
The music video drew attention with its relentless shocks.
It’s a heartbreaking breakup song in which a couple—who supported each other by understanding the unspoken wounds and pain they couldn’t share with anyone else—meet a tragic end.
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.
[Yami Song] Fight darkness with darkness!? Deep tracks that empathize with your pain (61–70)
Anyano Hotoboritakushi P
Anyanohotobori resonates with phrases that speak over and over to a beloved person you can no longer meet.
Created by Takushi-P, who debuted as a Vocaloid producer in 2021, the song delivers the inability to accept the reality of never seeing a loved one again through Uramei’s trembling vocals.
The lyrics wrap you in a feeling like the night will never end, and the passionate, chorus-driven band performance overflows with love.
Its beautiful yet fleeting melody gently accompanies loneliness and solitude.
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.
Pain, go away!ZORN
ZORN weaves a soul’s cry, facing pain that gouges at the depths of the heart, in his uniquely crafted words.
It’s a gem of a song that earnestly sings to a friend on the verge of being crushed by mental exhaustion and helplessness.
Even amid heart-rending sorrow, the warm wish of “let’s meet again” shines like a light and seeps into the heart.
Released in July 2022, the piece features BACHLOGIC’s polished production, vividly coloring the nuances of emotion.
It gently resonates with those standing at the brink of deep despair, and with anyone who wants to be close to the pain of someone they cherish.