Yesterday
L.S.G. Lyrics


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My love
Where have you been?
Have you been to see him?
Did he take you in?

And love
What of all we've made?
Is it just a memory
Of yesterday's parade?
Well the glitter's gone and the music's all been played

And I can't hold you now or make you mine
Can't make the band play one last time
For I haven't a place in your heart I'm afraid
The glitter's gone and the music's all been played

My love
Seems like yesterday
I touched your young face
And I heard you say

My love
We will ride the waves
And I'll be beside you
'Till your dying day
But the glitter's gone and the music's all been played

And I can't hold you now or make you mine
Can't make the band play one last time
For I haven't a place in your heart I'm afraid
The glitter's gone and the music's all been played

Where goes love
When it leaves a heart?
Does it move on somewhere?
Make another start?
Or just drift off
Without a trace
Like a frozen echo
Like a lost embrace?
Does it leave this world a cold and lonely place?

And I can't hold you now or make you mine
Can't make the band play one last time




For I haven't a place in your heart I'm afraid
The glitter's gone and the music's all been played

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to L.S.G.'s "Yesterday" evoke strong emotions of heartbreak and loss. The song opens with a series of questions that the singer asks of their former love interest. The lyrics ask whether the listener has gone to see someone else, and whether the love that they shared is now just a fleeting memory. The words "the glitter's gone and the music's all been played" indicate a sense of loss and the inescapable passing of time.


The second verse wistfully reminisces about the past, with the singer recalling a time when they were together, happy and in love. However, they acknowledge that this time has passed and that they can't "make the band play one last time." The lyrics suggest that the singer possibly lost the love of their life to another person and they are left alone, struggling to come to grips with their loss. The final verse poses an existential question about where love goes once it leaves a person's heart. The lyrics lament the cold and lonely world that is left behind when love leaves.


Overall, "Yesterday" is a deeply emotional song that reflects on the fleeting nature of love and the pain of not being able to hold on to it.


Line by Line Meaning

My love
The singer is addressing their beloved


Where have you been?
Asking where their love has been


Have you been to see him?
Asking if their love has seen someone else


Did he take you in?
Asking if their love was taken by someone else


And love
The artist is addressing love itself


What of all we've made?
Asking what has become of their relationship


Is it just a memory
Wondering if their relationship is just a memory now


Of yesterday's parade?
Referring to the past as if it was an event in a parade


Well the glitter's gone and the music's all been played
Their relationship is over and the enchantment is gone


And I can't hold you now or make you mine
They can't make their love come back


Can't make the band play one last time
They can't revive their relationship


For I haven't a place in your heart I'm afraid
They realize they're no longer part of their love's heart


My love
The singer is addressing their beloved again


Seems like yesterday
Their love seems so recent


I touched your young face
Nostalgic and sentimentally reminiscing about their past together


And I heard you say
Recalling conversations


We will ride the waves
Promising to face life's difficulties together


And I'll be beside you
Promising to always remain beside their love


'Till your dying day
Promising lifelong dedication to their relationship


Where goes love
The artist questions where love goes when it leaves someone's heart


When it leaves a heart?
Questioning the emotional effect of love leaving a heart


Does it move on somewhere?
Wondering if love moves on to someone else


Make another start?
Asking whether love can start over again


Or just drift off
Questioning what happens when love disengages


Without a trace
Referring to a love that vanishes without a discernible reason


Like a frozen echo
Referring to a love that slowly fades away


Like a lost embrace?
Wondering if love is lost forever, like an embrace that can never be experienced again


Does it leave this world a cold and lonely place?
Asking if love leaving others creates a cold and lonely environment




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Written by: Douglas Evans

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