Lost in Yesterday – English Lyrics

• By: Tame Impala
• Album: The Slow Rush

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(crowd chattering)

(upbeat music)

♪ When we were livin' in squalor, wasn't it heaven ♪

♪ Back when we used to get on it four out of seven ♪

♪ Now even though that was a time I hated from day one ♪

♪ Eventually terrible memories turn into great ones ♪

♪ So if they call you ♪

♪ Embrace them ♪

♪ If they hold you ♪

♪ Erase them ♪

♪ 'Cause it might've been something, who's to say ♪

♪ Does it help to get lost in yesterday ♪

♪ And you might've missed something, don't say ♪

♪ 'Cause it has to be lost in yesterday ♪

♪ And you're gonna have to let it go someday ♪

♪ You've been diggin' it up like Groundhog Day ♪

♪ 'Cause it might've been something, don't say ♪

♪ 'Cause it has to be lost in yesterday ♪

♪ Matty said life didn't go the way that he planned it ♪

♪ Said oh, what I'd give to start over, boy I'd command it ♪

♪ So what was I ever afraid of, why did I worry ♪

♪ And why was I ever so brainless, head in a flurry ♪

♪ 'Cause if they call you ♪

♪ Embrace them ♪

♪ If they stall you ♪

♪ Erase them ♪

♪ 'Cause it might've been something, who's to say ♪

♪ Does it help to get lost in yesterday ♪

♪ And you might've missed something, don't say ♪

♪ 'Cause it has to be lost in yesterday ♪

♪ And you're gonna have to let it go someday ♪

♪ You've been pickin' it up like Groundhog Day ♪

♪ 'Cause it might've been something, don't say ♪

♪ 'Cause it has to stay lost in yesterday ♪

♪ If it calls you ♪

♪ Embrace it ♪

♪ If it haunts you ♪

♪ Face it ♪

♪ I know it's mad, I understand ♪

♪ It's only snakes and ladders ♪

♪ The period you never had ♪

♪ There's only one that matters ♪

♪ And if it calls you ♪

♪ Embrace it ♪

♪ If it holds you ♪

♪ Erase it ♪

♪ Erase it ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lost /lɔst/ A1	adjective - unable to find one's way or be found
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B1	verb - to accept or adopt something willingly
erase /ɪˈreɪz/ A2	verb - to remove or delete completely
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A1	noun - a place of extreme happiness
squalor /ˈskwɔlər/ C1	noun - a condition of poverty and misery
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - something remembered from the past
terrible /ˈtɛrəbəl/ A1	adjective - extremely bad
great /ɡreɪt/ A1	adjective - of an ability, quality, or achievement that is very good
haunt /hɔnt/ B2	verb - to continually appear in or visit a place or person's thoughts
face /feɪs/ A1	verb - to deal with or accept something difficult
mad /mæd/ A1	adjective - mentally ill or insane
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A1	verb - to comprehend or grasp the meaning of something
snakes /sneɪks/ A1	noun - a long, legless reptile
ladders /ˈlædərz/ A1	noun - a structure used for climbing up or down
period /ˈpɪriəd/ A2	noun - a length of time
matters /ˈmætərz/ A2	noun - a situation or topic that is important