Yami songs in Western music: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks
Music can lift your mood, but it can also bring it down.
While many of us would prefer to listen to songs that lift our spirits, some might occasionally want to dive into darker, more melancholic tracks.
For those listeners, we’ve selected a range of depressive-themed songs in Western music.
From subtly somber tunes to seriously heavy tracks that evoke a sense of despair, we’ve curated a wide variety.
Why not explore and find the songs that resonate with how you’re feeling?
Please sit back, relax, and enjoy.
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Dark-themed Western songs: Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (21–30)
Lost BoyRuth B
Ruth B, a female artist from Canada, is a powerhouse singer who has been drawing attention and receiving high praise both at home and abroad.
Among her works, the “yami” (melancholic) song I especially recommend is Lost Boy.
It’s built around a quiet, piano-driven melody, and some listeners might feel a vibe similar to Billie Eilish in certain phrases.
While it’s a dark track, it’s not overly gloomy, making it a good pick for those who are feeling just a little down.
The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I GetMorrissey
With its breezy indie-pop sound, you might almost be fooled—but what’s being sung about is obsessive, mad love.
This is a slightly warped love song by Morrissey, the solitary charismatic icon from England.
Released in February 1994 as the lead single from the acclaimed album “Vauxhall and I,” it became his only hit to enter the U.
S.
Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No.
46.
The one-sided feeling of “the more I’m ignored, the more I’m aflame” will feel perilously familiar to anyone who’s ever burned with unrequited love.
It’s curious how even the darkest emotions, when filtered through his irony and humor, somehow sound like stylish art.
Put it on during a night when you want to indulge in fantasies of dangerous love, and you might just find yourself relating—if only a little.
Dark-themed Western songs: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (31–40)
What’ll You Do About MeRandy Travis
Randy Travis, a leading figure in American country music.
When sung in his warm, polished baritone voice, it sounds like a devoted love song, but in reality it’s about one-sided obsession.
The track appears on his May 1987 album “Always & Forever,” a masterpiece that produced four singles which all reached No.
1 on the U.
S.
country charts.
Unable to let go of the person he spent a night with, the protagonist chases them relentlessly, blurring the line between pure love and madness.
The gentle melody and sweet vocals seem to highlight the underlying menace of the lyrics all the more.
There’s even a story that when Doug Supernaw later covered the song, the lyrics were considered problematic and some radio stations refused to play it.
Perhaps even pure affection can corner someone once it crosses a certain line.
PossessionSarah McLachlan
Inspired by a deranged fan letter she received, Canadian artist Sarah McLachlan crafted this song from the perspective of a stalker.
Wrapped in her translucent, beautiful vocals and ethereal sound, it’s easy to forget that what’s depicted is a warped love and obsession—a desire to completely “possess” the other person.
Released in 1993 and included on the classic album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, the track propelled her career forward.
Learning that one fan actually filed a lawsuit claiming co-authorship only heightens the chilling realism of the lyrics.
If you listen on a night when you feel like peering into the depths of human nature hidden beneath a beautiful melody, you might discover something new.
BrokenLifehouse
A rock ballad that sings about the frailty of life.
It was inspired by lead singer Jason Wade’s friend, who was awaiting a kidney transplant.
The track has been featured in many forms of media, including the TV dramas General Hospital and Grey’s Anatomy.
Something About UsDaft Punk
A downtempo track released in 2003 by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk.
It was used in the animated film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem and became a hit in countries such as France and the United Kingdom.
It was sampled in a 2010 track of the same name by Justt.
She Cheated AgainDax
This work lays bare the despair of being betrayed by a lover and the heart’s cry that rises from it.
Dax, a Canadian artist with the unconventional background of transitioning from basketball player to rapper, channels that journey here.
The track portrays with painful realism the soul’s trajectory: discovering a partner’s infidelity, mentally falling apart, and pleading for salvation from God.
Released in November 2018, the song tackles a heavy theme—so much so that Dax himself has spoken about how difficult it was to make.
If you’ve ever carried wounds you couldn’t share with anyone or suffered in a forbidden relationship, you’ll likely find yourself resonating with its anguished outcry.