[TOMT][SONG][2010s-2020s] Slow male indie/pop song with a lyric like "It hurts me that I'm hurting you" and a green forest YouTube thumbnail

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Hi everyone,

I’m trying to find a niche song I remember listening to around 2022 (though it could be slightly older, likely released between 2017–2022).

Here is everything I am 100% sure about:

  • The Singer: It is a male singer.
  • The Tempo: It is a slow, relaxed song.
  • The Lyric / Concept: The core theme of the song (or a prominent line) is the singer expressing guilt about hurting their partner. The line is something very close to: "It hurts me that I'm hurting you" or "It hurts me to hurt you".
  • The YouTube Thumbnail: It was a static, non-moving image of a  green forest/nature/trees. (This is the absolute thing that I'm 1000% sure about )

Here are some details I am fairly sure about but could be slightly misremembering:

  • The Genre/Sound: It felt like slow indie pop, dream pop, or chill trap. It might have a similar atmospheric, slow, driving bassline and synth-breezy groove to Post Malone's "Circles", rather than being just a simple acoustic guitar or piano ballad.
  • Popularity: It is likely a niche song. Not a massive Billboard Hot 100 radio hit, but probably had a few million views or less on YouTube.

Ruled-Out Songs (I've checked these already, and none of them are it):

  • Lord Huron - The Night We Met
  • Amber Run - I Found
  • SYML - Where's My Love, The Hurt
  • LANY - sad, 13
  • Sandro Cavazza - High with Me, Don't Hold Me
  • Hazlett - Hurt Nobody
  • Ben Platt - I Hate Hurting You
  • Post Malone - Circles, I Fall Apart
  • Joji - SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK, Will He
  • Blackbear - idfc
  • Two Feet - I Feel Like I'm Drowning, Love Is A Bitch
  • Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler - you were good to me
  • Anson Seabra - I Don't Wanna Hurt You
  • The XX - Shelter
  • The Neighbourhood - Cherry Flavoured, Daddy Issues

Posted Jul 4, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC

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