Déjà Vu
Beyonc・Jay-Z Lyrics

I used to run base like Juan Pierre
I used to be a baseball player like Juan Pierre

Now I run the bass, hi hat, and the snare
Now I make music by playing bass, hi-hat and snare

I used to bag girls like Birken Bags
I used to charm women effortlessly

Now I bag B (Boy, you hurtin' that)
Now I am with my wife Beyoncé and we are killing it together

Brooklyn Bay where they birthed me at
I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY

Now I be everywhere, the nerve of rap
Now I am a successful rapper with fans all around the world;

The audacity to have me whipping curtains back
I am so great, I can move curtains just by walking past them

Me and B, she about to sting
My wife Beyoncé and I are about to take over the music industry

Stand back
Everyone needs to watch out for us because we are going to become even more successful

Baby, seems like everywhere I go
Everywhere I go, I feel like I see my significant other

I see you, from your eyes, your smile
I see my significant other's smile and eyes in everything around me

It's like I breathe you; helplessly I reminisce
I feel so attached to my significant other that it's like they are a part of me and I can't help but think about the past

Don't want to compare nobody to you
No one can match up to my significant other

Boy, I try to catch myself
I try to control myself and not think about my significant other all the time

But I'm out of control
But I can't help how I feel

Your sexiness is so appealing
My significant other's attractiveness is irresistible

I can't let it go
I can't stop thinking about my significant other

Know that I can't get over you
I can't move on from my significant other

'Cause everything I see is you
Because everything around me reminds me of my significant other

And I don't want no substitute
I don't want anyone else in my life

Baby, I swear it's deja vu
I feel like I have experienced this feeling before

Seeing things that I know can't be
I am experiencing things that shouldn't be possible

Am I dreaming? When I saw you walking past me
I feel like I am dreaming when I see my significant other walking by

Almost called your name
I almost called my significant other's name thinking it was them

Got a better glimpse and then I looked away
I saw them more clearly and then looked away out of shyness

Feels like I'm losing it
I feel like I am starting to lose control of my emotions

Yes, Hova's flow so unusual
Yes, my rap style is unique

Baby girl, you should already know
My significant other already knows how talented I am

It's H-O, light up the dro'
My nickname is H-O and I am about to smoke marijuana

'Cause you gon' need help tryin' to study my bounce
You will need help if you want to imitate my rap style

Flow, blow--what's the difference?
There is no difference between rapping (flow) and smoking (blow)

One you take in vein while the other you sniffin'
One method of drug use is through injection and the other is through snorting

It's still dough--po-po try to convict him
It's still money despite the police trying to accuse me of crimes

That's a no-go; my dough keep the scales tipping
I won't allow myself to go broke, and my wealth will always affect those around me

Like four-fours, like I'm from the H-O-U-S-T-O-N
I am from Houston, TX and I rap like a native there

Blow, wind so Chicago of him
My music has a Chicago-like vibe

Is he the best ever? That's the argument
People debate whether I am the best rapper of all time

I don't make the list; don't be mad at me
I don't decide these lists of best rappers, so don't be angry with me if you disagree with where I rank

I just make the hits like a factory
I just keep making successful songs one after the other

I'm just one-to-one, nothin' after me
No one can replace me or match my talent

No deja vu, just me and my, oh
No feeling of experiencing the past, just me and my talent

Baby, I can't go anywhere
I feel like my significant other is everywhere

Without thinking that you're there
Without thinking that my significant other is with me

Seems like you're everywhere, it's true
It really feels like my significant other is following me everywhere

Gotta be having deja vu
I must be experiencing something like déjà vu

'Cause in my mind I want you here
I can't stop thinking about my significant other and want them here with me

Get on the next plane; I don't care
I want them to come see me as soon as possible, no matter the cost

Is it because I'm missing you
I feel this way because I am missing my significant other

That I'm having deja vu?
Is my feeling of experiencing the past because I miss my significant other so much?