Yesterdays

Love song? I don't think so. Just recently, Switchfoot cancelled the European tour because of a family emergency of some sort, whether in the actual band or in the Switchfoot family. I'm pretty sure this song is about a death of some sort, either recently or maybe a while back before the cancellation. But anyway, this song really hits me in the heart everytime. I sometimes skip it cause I have also lost a friend in my early years and it makes me really sad (yet thankful, because it turned my life around) everytime I hear it. I really want to know who this song is about and I want to know what happened for the tour to cancel.

I recently lost a friend and the first time I listened to the lyrics in this song it hit me pretty hard. It described my emotions pretty well. I too wondered what inspired them to write this song, it makes me very sad for them.

"Adrift on your ocean floor I feel weightless, numb, and sore" When you're under water just floating around it feels surreal, doesn't it? (Gravity has almost no effect and you can just float 'weightless'ly around, and if the water's cold enough it can 'numb' you.) Well with Jon singing "I still can't believe you're gone" it's still surreal to him that this person's gone . And I think those lines add great imagery and a bit of diversity to the lyrics in this song.

I lost a good friend suddenly just a few days ago. The first song I listened to after I received the news was "Yesterdays." It perfectly sums up my past and current emotions over the death of my friend.
For someone who hasn't experienced a close loss, this song is just a reminder of what happens to people all the time. And when it's you who is experiencing the loss, the song just comes alive. Kudos to Switchfoot for creating the perfect song to remember my friend with.

These are the clips on the website. I'm changing all these to the full songs when the CD comes out.

hey the tour cancellation had nothing to do with anyone's death, and everyone in their family is alright, but yes, this song IS about the death of a dear friend.

this song was written well before the europe tour.

jon and tim wrote this one together and are actually coming from different experiences. and the song is about the death of a friend or family member.

what i get from this is that yeah there has been a death, but as there will be ppl who will weep over that person that has passed away they know that they are free. i believe that when Jon says free, he could have implied that that person was saved and now is living in freedom with God in his kingdom. and when Jon says "And until I’m with you, I’ll carry on" i think he implies that until he dies and meets the person in God's kingdom he will carry on with his life till that day comes.

well if you exclude the first 3-4 lines it might as well be a love song...

This song affects me, and yes, I think they experienced this in order to write it. If I really get into the lyrics, believe it or not, I begin to cry. Music is so incredibly powerful.