Deja-Vu, the Turkish hard rock band was formed in October of 1999 by Cenk S… Read Full Bio ↴Deja-Vu, the Turkish hard rock band was formed in October of 1999 by Cenk Sönmez (Guitars), Kerem İşeri (Vocals), Ahmet Türk (Drums) and Mansur Asrar (Bass).

The band started their carrier by covering widely-known songs. They soon started working on their own compositions. Their first composition was named "Hope". After Mansur Asrar's accident and his surgery the band had to account for a pause in their carrier. In the March of 2000, they began working on their own songs. Because of their foremost priority was making their own songs than covering songs, they began concentrating on their own compositions. With a common liking, they added a violist to the band. Later on, Darbuka ("Tomtom", Kerem Öktem) and Bağlama ("A Turkish folk music instrument with three double strings", Kıvanç Şenol) was incorporated to the band.

Deja-Vu performed their first concert in November of 2000. Afterwards they began arrangement for their recordings of first Demo CD. They recorded two tracks called "Star" and "Nothing" but these songs was never released.

In March of 2001, they showed up as the supporting band of the famous and significant Turkish rock group, Kurban, at Saklıkent (Ankara/TURKEY). That was an appreciable experiment for the band. After that concert Kerem İşeri (Vocals) left the band for his personal reasons.

After the summer holiday, their continued their labor with some member changes. The drummer Güntaç Özdemir was substituted for Ahmet Türk. The new bassist was Erce Tümerk (former vocals of PNF) and the new vocalist was Mansur Asrar. The violist Ceren had to quit the band for her education.

The band performed their first concert with their new members in January of 2002 at Saklıkent. The favorable response of the audience drove the band for major goals. However the group had an another break by the reason of the guitarist Cenk Sönmez's health problems. In meantime, other members of the band were getting along with their individual projects and the "Bağlama" player Kıvanç Şenol was called for duty.

In the Summer of 2002, Cenk Sönmez and Mansur Asrar claimed for the band's reassembling but they failed because of other members' occupation and education issues.

Cenk Sönmez has founded two new members for bass and drums. Barış Bilgen was the new drummer and Tolga Nemrutlu was the new replacement for bass. Deja-Vu was covering three songs a week and in meantime they continued intensifying on their own composings. They achieved a repertoire including 26 covers and 12 compositions. With Mansur Asrar's recommendation, Görkem Karabudak (now Çilekeş's vocals) was appointed to the band.

Following three months, they performed three concerts. The new members and songs earned a significant interest by the audience. Later on they began working a new Demo CD. The band recorded their own song "Are You Ready?", "Yeter Artık", and Shaggy's "Hey Sexy Lady" cover was included in this Demo. This demo cd sold almost 100 in the first week after its release. Dream TV has introduced the band in their Rock Magazine tv show called: "YUXEXES" and their first video clip "Are You Ready" was aired few times.

Afterwards, the band has appeared on some organisations like Bilkent MayFest, Armada 1. Gençlik Festivali (The 1st Armada Youth Festival) and Saklıkent Corefest. In August of 2003, Kıvanç Şenol (Bağlama) has returned from army and rejoined to the band. In September, Mansur Asrar has left the band for his personal reasons. Cenk Sönmez took his vocalist title and Barış Orhan was the new guitarist, incorporating to the band. Along With their ultimate establishment, Deja-Vu has recorded a new demo called "Kendin Coş" (Entertain-Self) but the album has came up with copyright issues and its release was cancelled.

After achieving the victory in a musical-competition in Turkey called: "9. Efes Roxy Müzik Günleri (9th Efes Roxy Music Days)" the band has made an agreement with Elec-trip Records, recording company in the 15th of January, 2005. They began recording of their debut "Kendin Coş" with the producer Oğuz Kaplangı, on 8th of January, 2005.

The album has released on 27th of June, 2005 under the Elec-trip Records label.

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Current Members:

Cenk Sönmez (Vocals)
Barış Orhan (Guitars)
Mert Tom Başarır (Bass)
Oktay Fıstık (Drums)
Dogan Yilmaz (Ethnic İnstruments)

Never
Deja-Vu Lyrics

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Never have I thought that something so small
Would become so great
You can make me cry
You can make me smile
You can tell a lie
You can make my world
You can drive me wild
You can give enjoy

You can hurt my soul
You can make my world
I can make you cry
I can make you smile
I can tell a lie
I can make your world
I can drive you wild
I can give enjoy
I can hurt your soul
I can make your world
Never have I thought that something so small
Would become so great
Never have I thought that something so small
Would become so great
You can make me cry
You can make me smile
You can tell a lie
You can make my world
You can drive me wild

You can give enjoy
You can hurt my soul
You can make my world
I can make you cry
I can make you smile
I can tell a lie
I can make your world
I can drive you wild
I can give enjoy
I can hurt your soul
I can make your world
Never have I thought that something so small
Would become so great
Never have I thought that something so small
Would become so great
You can make me cry
You can make me cry
I can tell a lie
You can make me smile
You can drive me wild
You can drive me wild

I can hurt your soul
Really I can make your world

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Deja-Vu's song "Never" suggest that the smallest things or actions can have a huge impact on one's life. The repetition of the line "Never have I thought that something so small would become so great" emphasizes this idea. The song speaks to the power that individuals hold in the lives of others. It highlights the different emotions that people can elicit in one another, such as joy, pain, and deceit.

The lyrics are also symmetrical in structure, with each line following a similar pattern of subject-verb-object. The use of parallelism emphasizes the equal power that both the singer and the person they address hold in each other's lives. The frequent use of second-person pronouns, such as "you" and "your," give the feeling that the song is directed towards a specific person or relationship.

Overall, the lyrics of "Never" suggest that the smallest actions and feelings can have a profound impact. It highlights the power that individuals hold over each other and the complexity of human relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

Never have I thought that something so small
I never expected something seemingly insignificant to become such a big deal.

Would become so great
Have such a huge impact on my life.

You can make me cry
You have the power to hurt me deeply and bring tears to my eyes.

You can make me smile
You have the ability to bring joy and happiness into my life.

You can tell a lie
You are capable of deceiving me with false words or promises.

You can make my world
You have the power to affect my entire being and shape my world.

You can drive me wild
You have a way of pushing me to my limits and exciting me to new heights.

You can give enjoy
You have the ability to bring me pleasure and make me happy.

You can hurt my soul
You can wound me emotionally and cause deep pain within me.

I can make you cry
I can also hurt you and bring tears to your eyes.

I can make you smile
I can also bring you joy and happiness.

I can tell a lie
I am also capable of deceiving you with false words or promises.

I can make your world
I have the power to affect your entire being and shape your world.

I can drive you wild
I can also push you to your limits and excite you to new heights.

I can give enjoy
I can also bring you pleasure and make you happy.

I can hurt your soul
I can also wound you emotionally and cause deep pain within you.

Never have I thought that something so small
Once again, I am in awe of how something seemingly insignificant can have such a big impact on our lives.

Would become so great
And how it can change our world for better or for worse.

You can make me cry
You have the power to hurt me deeply and bring tears to my eyes (repeated).

You can make me smile
You have the ability to bring joy and happiness into my life (repeated).

You can tell a lie
You are capable of deceiving me with false words or promises (repeated).

You can make my world
You have the power to affect my entire being and shape my world (repeated).

You can drive me wild
You have a way of pushing me to my limits and exciting me to new heights (repeated).

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, BARDIS MUSIC, USA ATTN: PETER BARDON
Written by: RONAN HARDIMAN

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