Deja Vu
Dionne Warwick Lyrics


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This is insane
All you did was say hello
Speak my name
Feeling your love
Like a love I used to know
Long ago.

How can it be
You're a different space and time
Come to me.
Feel like I'm home
In a place I used to know
Long ago
Deja vu -
Could you be the dream that I once knew
Is it you
Deja vu -
Could you be the dream that might come true
Shining through

I keep remembering me
I keep remembering you
Deja vu
This is devine
I've been waiting all my life
Filling time
Looking for you
Nights were more than you could know
Long ago

Come to me now
We don't have to dream of love
We know how
Somewhere before
It's as if I've loved you so
So long ago
Deja vu -
Could you be the dream that I once knew
Is it you
Deja vu -
Could you be the dream that might come true?
Shining through
I keep remembering me




I keep remembering you
Deja vu

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Dionne Warwick's song Deja Vu convey a sense of longing and nostalgia for a lost love that the singer has suddenly encountered again. The opening lines, "This is insane, all you did was say hello, speak my name" set the tone for the rest of the song; the singer is experiencing a strong emotional resonance with a person who seems oddly familiar to them despite having just met. The phrase "Deja Vu" is used to describe this sensation, the feeling that the person is a dream that the singer once knew or a dream that might still come true.


The lyrics also convey a sense of inevitability about the reunion, as if the two people were always meant to find each other again despite the passage of time and the distance between them. The singer describes feeling "at home" in this person's presence, as if they have returned to a familiar place that they never thought they'd see again. The chorus emphasizes the sense of familiarity between the two people, using the phrase "I keep remembering me, I keep remembering you" to suggest that their connection is rooted in a shared past that extends beyond their current circumstances.


In conclusion, the lyrics to Deja Vu by Dionne Warwick express a powerful sense of nostalgia and longing for a lost love, combined with a feeling of inevitability about the reunion. The use of the phrase "deja vu" emphasizes the sensation of familiarity and the shared past between the two people.


Line by Line Meaning

This is insane
It is unbelievable.


All you did was say hello
I heard from you by you just greeting me.


Speak my name
Address me by my name.


Feeling your love
Experiencing your fondness.


Like a love I used to know
Similar to a previous love I had experienced.


How can it be
How could this happen?


You're a different space and time
You are from a different era and setting.


Come to me.
Approach me.


Feel like I'm home
Sensation of being comfortable.


In a place I used to know
A location I knew previously.


Deja vu - Could you be the dream that I once knew Is it you
The feeling of having been there before - Could you be the person I dreamt of before?


Deja vu - Could you be the dream that might come true Shining through
The feeling of having been there before - Could you be the person my dream was predicting?


I keep remembering me I keep remembering you Deja vu
The feeling of having been there before -I always remember me and you.


This is devine
It is glorious.


I've been waiting all my life
Waiting for this moment for years.


Filling time
Occupying time.


Looking for you
Searching for you.


Nights were more than you could know Long ago
The previous times were magical, and you had no idea.


Come to me now We don't have to dream of love We know how
Come here now; we do not have to fantasize about love anymore.


Somewhere before It's as if I've loved you so So long ago
Maybe in the past, it feels like I already cared about you hence it's like a very long time ago.




Lyrics © Freibank Musikverlags und vermarktungs GmbH, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ISAAC HAYES, ADRIENNE ANDERSON

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