Lyric discussion by RO5SM 

Cover art for This Is Yesterday lyrics by Manic Street Preachers

Wow this song is beautiful. It sounds like someone that wants to make a difference but can't because he is a mess himself:

And I stare at the sky And it leaves me blind

  • He looks for answers but can't find them, can't make sense of life

I close my eyes And this is yesterday

  • Admitting defeat, trying to forget the problems. I also like how 'this is yesterday' could refer simply to the passing of time - each day you just fall asleep and your problems are yesterday, you don't really care or you try not to.

Houses as ruins and gardens as weeds Why do anything when you can forget everything

  • Doing mindless activities is preferable to anything constructive, as it's a form of escape.

Melancholic song.