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just cant believe your gone, still waitin for mornin to come, when i see if the sun will
Rise,in the way that your by my side, oooo where we had so much in store, tell me what is it
All reaching for, when were through building memories il hold yesterday in my heart, in my heart

They can take tomorrow and the plans we made, they can take the music that wel never play, all
The broken dreams, take everything, just take it away, but they can never have yesterday, they
Can take the future that wel never know they can take the places that we said we will go, all
The broken dreams take everything, just take it away, but they can never have yesterday

You always choose to stay, i should be thankful for everyday, heaven knows what the future
Holds, or least where the story goes, i never believed untill now, i know il see you again im
Sure, no its not selfish to ask for more, one more night one more day one more smile on your
Face but they cant take yesterday,

They can take tomorrow and the plans we made, they take the music that wel never play, all the
Broken dreams take everythin, just take it away, but they can never have yesterday, they can
Take the future that wel never know, they can take the places that we said we will go, all the
Broken dreams, take everything, just take it away, but they can never have yesterday.

I thought our days would last forever, but it wasnt our destiny, coz in my mind we had so much
Time, but i was so wrong, no i can believe me i can still find the strengh in the moments we
Made im lookin back on yesterday
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leahdelonge On Nov 17, 2007
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Cover art for Yesterday lyrics by Leona Lewis

I think this song can either be interpreted as a break up song or as the loss of a loved one.

"Just cant believe your gone, still waitin for mornin to come, when i see if the sun will Rise" It's like losing them, they lost everything. They feel everything should have stopped because with the loss of that person everything in their world seems wrong.

"They can take tomorrow and the plans we made, they can take the music that we'll never play, all The broken dreams, take everything, just take it away, but they can never have yesterday." I think that line is beautiful. This song is bascially saying that without this person they lost their dreams they lost the plans they had, everything. But they will learn to live with the memories of yesterday and they dont regret knowing them because the memories they shared made the pain of losing them in the end worth it anyways.

It really is a beautiful song. Leona has stunning vocals. She is my favorite female singer. :]

Cover art for Yesterday lyrics by Leona Lewis

I think this song is more likley to be about the loss of a loved one rather than an "Ex." In the chorus she refers to a "they" which i assume is like god or the powers that be up above, in death they have taken him away very suddenly. They have taken their entire future but they can never erase their past and her memories of him.

You always choose to stay, i should be thankful for everyday, heaven knows what the future Holds, or least where the story goes, i never believed untill now, i know il see you again <

This line proves with a 100% certainty it's about losing a loved one. If he always chooses to stay why would he leave. Also saying "I know I will see you again" is generally what you say about someone who has passed on. I think if an EX up and left me I would be filled with despair but also anger and rage. There is none of this in this song, it's v peaceful and tranquil. A very emotional song, I wish she had released it as a single.

Cover art for Yesterday lyrics by Leona Lewis

I think this song is greatly about Leona losing her cousin Billie to Leukaemia just before she won the X Factor in 2006.

"**When we had so much in store" / "They can take tomorrow and the plans we made" - Billie and Leona had this plan to go to America together.

"**You always used to say, i should be thankful for everyday" - Billie decided to go home in the last few weeks of her life, saying that she wanted to live life as normally possible. So I imagine that in this line Billie must have told everyone she loved to make the most of their lives.

"**No I can't believe it, I can still find the strength in the moments we made" - Obviously Leona can't believe she's gone.

I like how the song ends on "But they can never have yesterday", because its just saying "They can take physically take youa way from me, but the memories will stay with me forever".

On the side of the debut album "In loving memory of Billie" is written down the side. It seems she was very insprational.

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Cover art for Yesterday lyrics by Leona Lewis

this song is amazing. the first time i heard it is when my boyfriend at the time told me to listen to it. it was my first real boyfriend and he was moving away, to florida. when i heard it i started to cry. to this day i still miss him and all the memorys we had ~i love you brandon~ "They can take tomorrow and the plans we made, they can take the music that we'll never play, all The broken dreams, take everything, just take it away, but they can never have yesterday."

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Cover art for Yesterday lyrics by Leona Lewis

this is a song deffinatly about a lost love.. relationship, loved one... just someone who is lost somehow...either died or no longer around. i love this song sooo much!

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Cover art for Yesterday lyrics by Leona Lewis

The notes she reaches in this are immense!

Cover art for Yesterday lyrics by Leona Lewis

Y only one comment!???? Tis is one of my fav songs on the album.. its really sweet

=)

Cover art for Yesterday lyrics by Leona Lewis

In this song I think she's trying to sing it to an ex or someone she's love that is no longer there. Basically, no matter what's lost and whats gone...what isn't lost is yesterday..... the memories you have lives on forever and thats something NO ONE can take from you.

Cover art for Yesterday lyrics by Leona Lewis

Favorite song from her Spirit album! Very cute. Thanks to turtles! That was a very good discribtion. That's a good perspective, and i agree with you!

This song is amazing.

Cover art for Yesterday lyrics by Leona Lewis

this is a great song.ive made videos on youtube to this song =) i agree with turtles

 
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