The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Oh, oh, no, oh, oh
Gave you the benefit of the doubt
Till you showed me what you were about
Your true colors came out
Oh
And your words couldn't hide the scent
'Cause the truth about where you've been
Is in a fragrance I can recognize
Standing there
Scratching your head
Blood shot eyes
Drunk with regret
Hanging yourself ten feet over the edge
I'm done with this
Feeling like an idiot
Lovin' you--I'm over it
I just don't love you, don't love you no more
You, you are so yesterday
Never thought you'd lose my love this way
Now you come begging me to stay
See, you, you are so yesterday
I won't let you rain on my parade
I don't wanna hear a thing you say
So yesterday
Funny now how I'm gone
The little light in your head came on
Now you realize it's all your fault, ooo, ooo
Don't you wish you had a time machine?
That way you could change history
That's the only way that you could be with me
Standing there
Scratching your head
Blood shot eyes
Drunk with regret
Hanging yourself ten feet over the edge
I'm done with this
Feeling like an idiot
Lovin' you--I'm over it
I just don't love you, don't love you no more
You, you are so yesterday
Never thought you'd lose my love this way
Now you come begging me to stay
See, you, you are so yesterday
I won't let you rain on my parade
I don't wanna hear a thing you say
So yesterday
And now you wanna reminisce
Say you wanna try again
Started with a little kiss
(We can't even regret) no, no
Now I never wanna see you
Never wanna feel you
Never wanna hear you
I don't love you
Don't need you
Can't stand you
No more
You, you are so yesterday
Never thought you'd lose my love this way
Now you come begging me to stay
See, you, you are so yesterday
I won't let you rain on my parade
I don't wanna hear a thing you say
So yesterday
So yesterday
So yesterday
So yesterday
Gave you the benefit of the doubt
Till you showed me what you were about
Your true colors came out
Oh
And your words couldn't hide the scent
'Cause the truth about where you've been
Is in a fragrance I can recognize
Standing there
Scratching your head
Blood shot eyes
Drunk with regret
Hanging yourself ten feet over the edge
I'm done with this
Feeling like an idiot
Lovin' you--I'm over it
I just don't love you, don't love you no more
You, you are so yesterday
Never thought you'd lose my love this way
Now you come begging me to stay
See, you, you are so yesterday
I won't let you rain on my parade
I don't wanna hear a thing you say
So yesterday
Funny now how I'm gone
The little light in your head came on
Now you realize it's all your fault, ooo, ooo
Don't you wish you had a time machine?
That way you could change history
That's the only way that you could be with me
Standing there
Scratching your head
Blood shot eyes
Drunk with regret
Hanging yourself ten feet over the edge
I'm done with this
Feeling like an idiot
Lovin' you--I'm over it
I just don't love you, don't love you no more
You, you are so yesterday
Never thought you'd lose my love this way
Now you come begging me to stay
See, you, you are so yesterday
I won't let you rain on my parade
I don't wanna hear a thing you say
So yesterday
And now you wanna reminisce
Say you wanna try again
Started with a little kiss
(We can't even regret) no, no
Now I never wanna see you
Never wanna feel you
Never wanna hear you
I don't love you
Don't need you
Can't stand you
No more
You, you are so yesterday
Never thought you'd lose my love this way
Now you come begging me to stay
See, you, you are so yesterday
I won't let you rain on my parade
I don't wanna hear a thing you say
So yesterday
So yesterday
So yesterday
So yesterday
Lyrics submitted by burnyourdreamsx
Yesterday Lyrics as written by Jerome Armstrong Toni Braxton
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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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.”
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