Yesterdays

The speaker looks back on a past that was full of missing lessons and things they were never shown. As they begin to understand more, they feel older and increasingly alone. The repeated claim that yesterday has “nothing” for them suggests a decision to stop expecting the past to offer comfort or answers. The mood is weary, but there is also movement: the speaker says they will keep going rather than remain stuck in regret.

“Old pictures” suggests memories that stay visible even as time passes. The image of time fading the pages in a “book of memories” presents the past as something once recorded but gradually worn away. “Prayers in my pocket / And no hand in destiny” may imply that the speaker carries hope or faith but does not feel guided or in control of what happens. Moving without time to “plant my feet” also suggests an unsettled life, with little chance to pause and feel secure.

The song does not say whether the speaker has truly made peace with the past. Their insistence that yesterday offers nothing may be a healthy effort to move forward, or a way of hiding pain that still returns in the old pictures. The line about things being better if people “let them be” adds another possibility: some troubles may worsen when people keep trying to change or revisit them. The lyrics leave this tension unresolved.