Confession songs in Western music I want to dedicate to someone in love. World-famous classics and popular hits.

I Really Like YouCarly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen – I Really Like You

It’s a love song that gained popularity after being featured in a movie.

The repeated phrase “I really like you” is especially memorable.

The lyrics feel single-minded in a very teenage-girl way, and they sink straight into your heart.

A Thousand YearsChristina Perri

Christina Perri – A Thousand Years [Official Music Video]

Because everyone knows that human feelings are ever-changing, it may be part of the true charm of romance to feel uneasy about how long one’s romantic feelings for a partner will endure.

However, according to this song, it is genuine love only when your feelings are so strong that you can declare you will continue loving the person unchanged even a thousand years from now.

Then There’s YouCharlie Puth

Charlie Puth – Then There’s You [Official Audio]

When you suddenly look back on the trajectory of your love life, there are people who make you realize that without them, that path wouldn’t exist.

How many couples in this world can truly say they’re experiencing that kind of love? Whatever may await beyond the nurturing of love, perhaps all we can do is simply savor the moment called “now.”

Thinking Out LoudEd Sheeran

Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud (Official Music Video)

Aging is something that inevitably comes with being human, but in love, it can be a sad fate that sometimes becomes a bottleneck.

For women, aging is a formidable enemy—wrinkles, spots, declining stamina—there’s nothing good about it.

Even so, if someone declares they will keep loving you no matter what, there’s no confession more heartwarming than that.

UnconditionallyKaty Perry

Katy Perry – Unconditionally (Official)

Katy Perry, well-known for Teenage Dream, can be said to have a confessional song in Unconditionally.

Released around the same time as Roar, it strongly conveys the sense of giving one’s utmost in love and in loving someone.

Stay With MeSam Smith

Sam Smith – Stay With Me (Official Music Video)

Speaking of Sam Smith, his appeal lies in his clear, soaring high notes despite being male.

In this song, where the plea to simply stay by one’s side is repeated, one can imagine scenes of him whispering a bittersweet love to the woman he longs for.

Whether that feeling will be returned is left to the listener’s imagination.

All Of MeJohn Legend

John Legend – All of Me (Official Video)

When you have someone you love, what is the very first thing you should tell them? That you love your partner with all your heart and soul.

At the same time, it carries the message that you want to move forward, even step by step, with the intention of building mutual trust so you can rely on each other.