In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Looking through these old photographs
Don't they bring some good memories back
Some of them make us laugh, some make us cry
I'm glad we kept all these souvenirs
To prove that our love was here
Look how happy we were, pictures don't lie
If forever should end today
And there's no tomorrow for us
What a day yesterday was
Here's one of us with you calm and cool
But look at me acting a fool
And here's one of us on the Ferris wheel at the fair
Hey ain't we had a barrel of fun
And the best may be yet to come
We may have a hundred years still left to share
But
If forever should end today
And there's no tomorrow for us
What a day yesterday was
Let's close this book of photographs
And let's turn out the lights
And love for the moment
As if it were the last
Don't they bring some good memories back
Some of them make us laugh, some make us cry
I'm glad we kept all these souvenirs
To prove that our love was here
Look how happy we were, pictures don't lie
If forever should end today
And there's no tomorrow for us
What a day yesterday was
Here's one of us with you calm and cool
But look at me acting a fool
And here's one of us on the Ferris wheel at the fair
Hey ain't we had a barrel of fun
And the best may be yet to come
We may have a hundred years still left to share
But
If forever should end today
And there's no tomorrow for us
What a day yesterday was
Let's close this book of photographs
And let's turn out the lights
And love for the moment
As if it were the last
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What a Day Yesterday Was Lyrics as written by Mel Besher Charlie Craig
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