[Songs About Loving Yet Parting] Love songs for those who want to overcome heartbreak
“We loved each other, but we broke up…
We had no choice but to part.”
This is a collection of love songs for those who’ve gone through that kind of painful breakup.
If you split because you both fell out of love, you can simply move on to the next relationship.
But it’s different when only one person’s feelings faded, isn’t it?
You probably can’t bring yourself to hate them, and you’re still tormented by the feelings you have.
In this article, we introduce heartbreaking love songs that portray a variety of perspectives and complex emotions: the feelings of the one who initiated the breakup, the one who was broken up with, and even the bittersweet sentiment of mutually choosing to part while still having lingering attachment.
Please give them a listen when things feel tough.
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- [Unattainable Love] A love song about two people who feel the same way but can’t be together
- Farewell Songs: Tracks that sing various kinds of “goodbyes”
- [Unrequited Love] Heart-wrenching Love Songs | A Roundup of Tear-Inducing Crush and Breakup Tracks
- “I Want to See You”: A love song that makes you cry when you listen to it while you can’t meet
- [Love Songs] Say Goodbye to Uncertain Feelings! Love Songs to Listen to When You’re Not Sure If You Like Someone
- Farewell Song: A goodbye song. A tearful parting song.
- My heart aches with bittersweet pain! Breakup songs I’d recommend to Gen Z
- [Adultery Song] A forbidden song about an affair that sings of an impossible love
- A song that feels refreshing after a breakup. A love song to listen to when you want to move on.
- [Jealousy & Possessiveness Songs] A curated selection of popular tracks to listen to when possessiveness feels overwhelming!
- [Once More…] A lingering-attachment song: a song about a love you can’t forget
- A tear-jerking love song that gently stays by your heart
[Songs about loving but breaking up] Love songs (61–70) for those who want to overcome heartbreak
You were happy, right?Te ga kuriimu pan
Singer-songwriter Tegakurimpan, who made her major-label debut in 2021 and is affectionately known to fans as “Kuripan-chan,” released the song “Shiawase Datta ne” on December 21, 2022.
Its delicate, piano-focused ensemble is achingly beautiful.
The lyrics portray the resolve to set out on a new path, even while holding onto memories that grow rosier with time, and may give great courage to those who struggle to take that first step.
It’s a sentimental number, with a clear, translucent voice that resonates deeply.
passing by each otherSoala
“Sorechigai” is a song that gives voice to the pent-up emotions of being told goodbye by someone you love.
Released in 2023 by singer-songwriter Soala, who rose to popularity through social media platforms like TikTok, the track blends a rhythmic R&B groove with her emotional vocals.
It portrays a bittersweet love that keeps asking the other person the same questions, even while knowing they are drifting apart.
The song’s structure—spoken, intimate verses that build into a passionate, soaring chorus—conveys an overflowing love, making it a poignant breakup anthem.
Because I fell in loveaimyon
Koi wo Shita Kara, included on Aimyon’s acclaimed 2019 album Momentary Sixth Sense.
It overflows not only with the loneliness of losing someone you truly love, but also with the loss of those feelings that make everyday moments feel joyful and the world look sparkly when you’re in love.
Aimyon’s gently intimate vocals further amplify the poignancy.
If you still can’t forget the person you love, let this song wrap around you and have a good, cathartic cry.
doorthe peggies
“Door” by the peggies is a song about choosing to break up for your own sake, even while still having feelings of love.
It’s included on their 2021 album “The GARDEN.” The lyrics portray a situation where the other person is at fault, yet you might have been the catalyst; you truly love them and want to cherish them, but you say “I’m sorry” and walk away to protect your own heart.
It’s surely not what either of you wants, but there’s no other choice—and that conflicted moment of deciding anyway will especially resonate with those who have already made such a decision.
When you find yourself blaming yourself for choosing to part ways despite still loving them, this song will be there by your side.
worst; minimum; the lowest; awfulren
Ren’s 2022 track “Saitei” (“The Worst”) portrays a breakup brought on by a lover’s betrayal.
After being betrayed and left with a terrible feeling, the breakup that follows can be so crushing you wish you could wipe everything clean and start from zero.
When you realize that the feelings you thought would never change—and the days you thought were happy—were, before you knew it, yours alone, a flood of negative emotions hits: anger, sadness, emptiness.
Even so, that moment of parting when you still can’t firmly say “I hate you now” is something many people can relate to.
Side DishShimizu Shota
Shota Shimizu, a singer who was greatly influenced by soul and jazz vocalists and whose childhood environment also led him to pursue a singing career.
The track “side dish” from his 9th album HOPE grips the heart with its wistful melody and ensemble.
Even when you know there’s nothing left to say to the partner you’ve already broken up with, you still can’t help but wonder—that’s a feeling many men can probably relate to.
It’s a soulful number that aches with the tenderness of thoughts that keep drifting back, even as you tell yourself it isn’t lingering attachment.
I just had a love sadder than anyone else’s.Flower
No matter how deeply you’re connected at heart, there are relationships that just aren’t acceptable in society.
You might even catch yourself thinking, “If only we’d met at a different time…” Flower’s 2016 release, ‘I Just Had a Sadder Love Than Anyone Else,’ sings about a strong woman who brings an end to a love that can’t go anywhere.
When two people are in love, cutting those feelings off isn’t easy.
But if you fall for someone who’s already with somebody, it may be hard to truly feel happiness yourself.
When you seriously think about your own happiness, you’ll probably find the answer—and the courage—rising up within you, just like the song’s protagonist.
