Vocaloid Songs for When You Want to Cry [Moving and Heart-wrenching]

Eulogy of Starry TearsMIMI

Stellar Tears Elegy / MIMI feat. Hatsune Miku

A Vocaloid producer known for poignant piano sounds, MIMI released this track on the December 2023 album “Yorutsumugi,” with its music video premiering in December 2025.

While confronting self-denial and the difficulties of living head-on, it gently offers a faint hope through images like moonlight and blossoms of light in the night sky.

Its MIMI-esque structure is compelling, carefully weaving delicate emotional shifts within a soft, subdued soundscape.

It’s a work where tenderness and bittersweetness coexist—like someone quietly sitting beside you, listening.

Don't go.Souta

Uta-nee Yuki “Don’t Go” (remaster)

The true feelings you can’t bring yourself to say… hasn’t everyone experienced that? This is a signature song by Vocaloid producer Souta, released in 2013.

Its somewhat retro-sounding arrangement pairs perfectly with Yuki Kaai’s softly murmuring vocals.

It somehow makes you feel nostalgic.

The lyrics portray the protagonist’s inner thoughts at the moment of parting with someone precious.

As the title suggests, they want to say “Don’t go,” but can’t bring themselves to say it… It’s a tear-jerking Vocaloid track that makes you imagine all sorts of stories—what might have happened between these two, and more.

Karakuri Pierrot40mP

[Hatsune Miku (40mP)] Karakuri Pierrot [Original]

This is a Vocaloid song that makes you feel the pain of self-deprecation—calling oneself a clown for simply being strung along by the person they like.

It’s a track by 40mP, a prolific Vocaloid producer known for creating numerous masterpieces like “Torinoko City,” “Love Trial,” and “Eye Examination,” and it was released in 2011.

One of its features is a sound that’s lively and glamorous, yet tinged with sadness.

At first listen, you might think it’s a bright song, but if you unravel the lyrics, the true meaning of the arrangement comes into focus.

You can almost see the protagonist’s smile—and it brings you to tears.

Fleeting eternityYasuha.

［Eng Subs］Hatsune Miku – Ephemeral Eternity【Vocaloid Original Song】【Multilingual Subtitles】

Have you ever remembered a happy moment from the past only to feel sad afterward? If so, the song “Ephemeral Eternity” speaks for you.

It’s a work by Yasuha, a Vocaloid producer who has created numerous tie-in songs for companies.

The song looks back on memories with a former lover and dwells on the days that are gone.

It’s also known as the set piece for an illustration contest; checking that out might help you enjoy the song’s world even more.

Servant of EvilAkuno-P

[Official] Servant of Evil / Kagamine Len [Original Medieval-Style Tale]

A grand work that makes you feel as if you’re witnessing the history of another world firsthand.

It’s a song by the Vocaloid producer known as Aku no P, also known under the name mothy, released in 2008.

Counted as one of the works referred to as the “Kagamine Three Great Tragedies,” it’s a classic of the Vocaloid scene.

With a highly narrative storyline featuring a sister and brother who are twins yet separated by social status as the protagonists, following the lyrics will make your heart feel like it’s about to burst.

Many listeners will surely find themselves thinking, “Isn’t there some way they could find happiness…?”

PamelaBalloon

Pamela/flower

A heart-stirring track where driving, high-speed rock energy coexists with a bittersweet ache.

Released by Balloon in October 2021, the song topped the VocaColle rankings and reached a million views just 17 days after its debut.

Centered on themes of nighttime loneliness and false love, it portrays a protagonist struggling to move forward while bearing a pain like a hole blown through the heart.

flower’s almost-tearing vocals ride an arrangement that fuses guitar with electronic programming, conveying emotional turbulence directly.

It’s a song you’ll want by your side on nights filled with sadness—one to listen to when you need a gentle companion.

If your sky is going to cryYuji

If Your Sky Cries / Hatsune Miku

Composed by Yuzy, the song was released in October 2025 and was written specifically for MORE MORE JUMP! in the game “Project SEKAI: Colorful Stage! feat.

Hatsune Miku.” Yuzy reportedly replayed the event story for dozens of hours to deeply understand the characters and weave the lyrics.

Carried by an emotionally moving sound, it conveys the desire to reach out a helping hand to someone dear who is suffering.

When you feel lonely, when you long for warmth, please give this song a listen.