Déjà Vu
Beyonce Giselle Knowles Lyrics

Bass (Uh)
The bass is starting the song (Uh)

Hi hat (Uh)
The hi hat is joining the bass (Uh)

808 (Uh)
The 808 joins the other instruments (Uh)

Jay? (Uh-huh.)
Jay-Z responds to Beyonce (Uh-huh.)

Ready? (Uh-huh.)
Both Jay-Z and Beyonce are ready to start the song (Uh-huh.)

Let's go get 'em (Uh-huh. C'mon.)
They are now starting the song (Uh-huh. C'mon.)

I used to run base like Juan Pierre
Beyonce used to run towards love, like Juan Pierre - a former baseball player

Now I run the bass, hi hat and the snare
Now she controls the music (bass, hi hat, and snare)

I used to bag girls like Birkin Bags
She used to impress and have many girls as friends like Birkin Bags - an expensive type of bag

Now I bag B (Boy you hurtin' that)
Now she is in a relationship with Jay-Z and it causes hurt (Boy you hurtin' that)

Brooklyn Bay where they birthed me at
Beyonce is from Brooklyn Bay

Now I be everywhere, the nerve of rap
Now she is famous and well-known

The audacity to have me whippin' curtains back
She is so famous that fans are even trying to see inside her home (whippin' curtains back)

Me and B, she about to sting
Beyonce and Jay-Z are going to fight back

Stand back
They tell their opponents to back off

Baby, seems like everywhere I go
Beyonce sees reminders of her ex-lover everywhere she goes

I see you, from your eyes, your smile
She sees her ex's eyes and smile

It's like I breathe you, helplessly I reminisce
She still feels like he's a part of her life and can't help but think about him

Don't want to compare nobody to you
She doesn't want to be with anyone else besides her ex-lover

Boy, I try to catch myself
She tries to control her thoughts and feelings

But I'm out of control
But she can't help but think about him

Your sexiness is so appealing
Her ex was very attractive

I can't let it go
She is not able to forget about him

Know that I can't get over you
She is not able to move on from him

'Cause everything I see is you
Everywhere she goes, she is reminded of him

And I don't want no substitute
She doesn't want to be with anyone else besides him

Baby I swear it's Déjà Vu
She feels like she's experiencing the same thing over again

Seeing things that I know can't be
She is seeing memories of him even though he is not there

Am I dreaming? When I saw you walking past me
She wonders if he's really there or if it's just her imagination

Almost called your name
She almost called out to him

Got a better glimpse and then I looked away
She got a better look at him and then quickly looked away

It's like I'm losing it
She feels like she's going crazy

Yes! Hova's flow so unusual
Jay-Z's flow is unique

Baby, girl you should already know
Beyonce already knows Jay-Z

It's H-O, light up the strobe
Jay-Z is ready to perform (light up the strobe)

'Cause you gon' need help tryna study my bounce, flow, blow
Jay-Z's performance is hard to imitate

What's the difference?
Jay-Z is comparing the difference between taking drugs different ways

One, you take in vein while the other you sniffin'
One drug is taken through a vein and the other through snorting

It's still dough, po-po try to convict him
Jay-Z's still successful, even though the police try to convict him

That's a no-go
Jay-Z is not going to let the police stop his success

My dough keep the scales tippin' like 4-4's
Jay-Z's money keeps growing, similar to how the scales tip with more weight

Like I'm from the H-O-U-S-T-O-N
He's referencing Houston because of its hip-hop scene

Blow, wind so Chicago of him
He is successful like the wind in Chicago

Is he the best ever, that's the argu-a-ment
Jay-Z is one of the most successful rappers, so people argue that he's the best ever

I don't make the list, don't be mad at me
Jay-Z isn't the one who decides who's the best rapper, so don't be mad at him

I just make the hits, like a factory
Jay-Z just makes music that people want to listen to

I'm just one-to-one, nothin' after me
Jay-Z is unique and there will be no one like him after he retires

No Déjà Vu, just me and my, Oh
Jay-Z is not having a Deja Vu moment, he's just focused on himself

Baby, I can't go anywhere
Beyonce can't go anywhere without thinking about her ex-lover

Without thinking that you're there
She's reminded of him wherever she goes

Seems like you're everywhere, it's true
She sees him in everything she does

Gotta be having Déjà Vu
She's having a Deja Vu moment because she feels like she's reliving her past relationship

'Cause in my mind I want you here
She wants him to be with her

Get on the next plane, I don't care
She wants him to come see her

Is it because I'm missing you
She's feeling this way because she misses him

That I'm having Déjà Vu
She's having a Deja Vu moment because she wants him back

Your sexiness is so appealing
She's attracted to him

I can't let it go
She can't forget about him

Know that I can't get over you
She's not able to move on from him

'Cause everything I see is you
She's reminded of him everywhere she goes

And I don't want no substitute
She doesn't want to be with anyone else besides him

Baby I swear it's Déjà Vu
She feels like she's reliving her past with him

Know that I can't get over you
She's not able to move on from him

'Cause everything I see is you
She's reminded of him everywhere she goes

And I don't want no substitute
She doesn't want to be with anyone else besides him

Baby I swear it's Déjà Vu
She feels like she's reliving her past with him

Know that I can't get over you
She's not able to move on from him

'Cause everything I see is you
She's reminded of him everywhere she goes

And I don't want no substitute
She doesn't want to be with anyone else besides him

Baby I swear it's Déjà Vu
She feels like she's reliving her past with him