[Jealousy & Possessiveness Songs] A curated selection of popular tracks to listen to when possessiveness feels overwhelming!
When you fall for someone, don’t you get curious about the people of the opposite sex around him or her, and feel jealous if the vibe seems even a little too good?
You worry, “What if they end up liking someone other than me someday?” right?
You might also feel jealous of new friends your beloved friend has made, or of someone who seems close to your ideal type.
In this article, we’ll introduce songs that explore various themes of jealousy and possessiveness.
Listening to tracks you can relate to can help you view yourself objectively, and it might even give you the courage to boldly confirm what’s been bothering you!
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[Jealousy & Possessiveness Songs] Carefully Selected Popular Tracks to Hear When Possessiveness Hurts! (21–30)
Drowning loveRiu Domura
A heart-stirring song by Riu Domura that candidly captures the anxiety and loneliness born from thinking of someone, carried by a melodious sound.
It delicately portrays the fear of parting and the instability of emotions that arise precisely because of deep love for the other person.
Even while being conscious of the inevitable farewell that will come someday, the pure feeling of being unable to stop thinking about them pierces the heart.
Released in December 2020, the track later appeared as a remixed version on the album “Yakei,” and has been cherished as one of Riu Domura’s signature songs.
It’s a song that stays close to your heart when you can’t be honest about your feelings of love, or when your feelings for someone precious become so overwhelming that it hurts.
Sparks of Lies96 Neko
Uso no Hibana, a popular song by 96neko that was also used as the opening theme for the anime Scum’s Wish.
This song, which pours out overflowing feelings for someone you love, portrays a heartrending unrequited love, yet it also makes me feel that deep down her heart is brimming with possessiveness toward him.
She can’t confess her feelings herself, but she wants him to notice—those conflicting emotions only plunge her love deeper into darkness.
Love doesn’t leave you with only beautiful feelings, and the bigger your love grows, the more emotions arise that you can’t control.
It’s a track that anyone suffering through a painful crush will surely relate to.
[Jealousy & Possessiveness Songs] Carefully selected popular tracks to listen to when you're struggling with possessiveness! (31–40)
cold; curt; blunt; unfriendlyRADWIMPS
Included on the 2018 album “ANTI ANTI GENERATION.” It’s a song that portrays a man’s heart being tossed around, elated and dejected by the whims of a love-prone girl.
It beautifully captures the inexpressible, shifting feelings of student days and distills those faint romantic emotions into the lyrics.
The gentle piano sound, Yojiro Noda’s clear, transparent voice, and the tone of the slide guitar all create a floating warmth that’s truly lovely.
I imagine many men felt something similar during their school years.
LonelinessMrs. GREEN APPLE
Among Mrs.
GREEN APPLE’s songs—often associated with a bright, upbeat image—Loneliness stands out with a distinctly dark tone.
The lyrics open by depicting a sense of despair with the world, but in the next verse the singer confesses a single ray of hope: “I want to keep loving you.” For the protagonist, this love is the only reason to live.
While it might seem like an overwhelmingly heavy feeling at first glance, it may well be the truest emotion overflowing from within him.
It feels imbued with a heartfelt wish to love someone and share an ordinary life together.
jealousyGUMI
When it comes to songs that lay bare jealousy, many tend to sing about the hazy feelings of romance, but this “Jealousy” straightforwardly expresses the jealousy people feel toward others.
It’s packed with the kind of jealousy that everyone has felt toward someone at some point.
When you’re grappling with emotions like these, you really do feel incredibly small.
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Poisonous possessivenessDECO*27
A shocking work that portrays a warped form of love.
Frenzied obsession and possessiveness are expressed through electronic sounds and Hatsune Miku’s translucent vocals.
The conflict of excessive affection—desperately trying not to lose someone so precious you can’t take your eyes off them, yet ending up hurting them—is woven with DECO*27’s characteristically deft word choice.
Included on the album “Conti New,” released in March 2014, this piece may prompt you to face your own emotions when your feelings of love seem on the verge of running wild or when you’re suffering from attachment to someone important.
It hurts.Ryuji Kiyoshi
I think Ryuji Seiryu’s “Itai yo” is a song you can’t forget once you’ve heard it.
Songs about jealousy are often from the perspective of a woman toward a man, right? But this song flips that.
It’s about a man who senses that the woman’s heart isn’t turned toward him, yet he behaves as if everything is normal.
Inside, though, it’s anything but calm—his chest is bursting with a silent scream.
It’s a track that feels like a man’s cry, seething with jealousy even toward the men in her past.