Rodrigo began teasing a follow-up single by wiping her Instagram account and posting cryptic teasers of it on her social media accounts in late March 2021; on March 29, she announced that it would be titled "Deja Vu", and set a release date of three days later, reassuring fans that the announcement was not an April Fools' Day joke. Rodrigo unveiled the song's artwork in the same post. Rodrigo posted three cryptic flickering clips preceding the announcement, featuring a melting ice cream cone, drifting clouds, and a car being driven along the ocean, which was interpreted as a reference to "Deja Vu"'s lyrics by Nylon's Steffanee Wang. In an interview with MTV News, Rodrigo stated that the song was "definitely not like 'Drivers License' at all", and was excited and nervous about her audience viewing a different aspect of her artistry on it.[9] Furthermore, in an interview with Rolling Stone, Rodrigo mentioned that the song's bridge was influenced by "Cruel Summer", a song featured on Taylor Swift's seventh studio album, Lover.
deja vu
Olivia Rodrigo Lyrics
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Strawberry ice cream
One spoon for two
And trading jackets
Laughing 'bout how small it looks on you
(Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha)
Watching reruns of Glee
Being annoying
I bet she's bragging
To all her friends, saying you're so unique, hmm
So when you gonna tell her
That we did that, too?
She thinks it's special
But it's all reused
That was our place, I found it first
I made the jokes you tell to her when she's with you
Do you get déjà vu when she's with you?
Do you get déjà vu? (Ah), hmm
Do you get déjà vu, huh?
Do you call her
Almost say my name?
'Cause let's be honest
We kinda do sound the same
Another actress
I hate to think that I was just your type
I'll bet that she knows Billy Joel
'Cause you played her "Uptown Girl"
You're singing it together
Now I bet you even tell her
How you love her
In between the chorus and the verse (ooh) (I love you)
So when you gonna tell her
That we did that, too?
She thinks it's special
But it's all reused
That was the show we talked about
Played you the song she's singing now when she's with you
Do you get déjà vu when she's with you?
Do you get déjà vu? Oh
Do you get déjà vu?
Strawberry ice cream in Malibu
Don't act like we didn't do that shit, too
You're trading jackets like we used to do
(Yeah, everything is all reused)
Play her piano, but she doesn't know (oh, oh)
That I was the one who taught you Billy Joel (oh)
A different girl now, but there's nothing new
(I know you get déjà vu)
(I know you get déjà vu)
(I know you get déjà vu)
In Olivia Rodrigo’s “deja vu”, she sings about a past relationship where she and her ex-lover used to do the same things that he now does with his new girlfriend. The song starts off describing a specific memory of driving to Malibu, eating strawberry ice cream with one spoon, and trading jackets while watching reruns of the TV show Glee. Olivia also notes that her ex’s new girlfriend is probably bragging to her friends about how unique and special her relationship is, while Olivia knows that everything they do together is all reused from her past relationship.
The chorus of the song poses the question, “Do you get déjà vu when she’s with you?” implying that Olivia’s ex may be experiencing feelings of familiarity and reminiscence when he is with his new girlfriend. The second verse touches on Olivia’s insecurities about her ex possibly mistaking his new girlfriend for her by almost calling her name, and how she hates to think that she was just his “type”.
Throughout the song, Olivia references specific memories and experiences that she shared with her ex, indicating how deeply she was invested in the relationship. Overall, “deja vu” is a song about the painful process of getting over a past love and watching them move on with somebody else while they do all the same things once shared with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Car rides to Malibu
We used to take car rides to Malibu
Strawberry ice cream
We used to share strawberry ice cream
One spoon for two
We used to share one spoon for two scoops of ice cream
And trading jackets
We used to trade jackets
Laughing 'bout how small it looks on you
We used to laugh about how the jacket looks small on you
Watching reruns of Glee
We used to watch reruns of Glee together
Being annoying
We used to do things that annoyed others
Singing in harmony
We used to sing together in harmony
I bet she's bragging
I think she's bragging to her friends about you because you're unique
To all her friends, saying you're so unique, hmm
She's telling all her friends that you're unique
So when you gonna tell her
When are you going to tell her?
That we did that, too?
That we did those things together as well?
She thinks it's special
She thinks it's special and unique
But it's all reused
But we've already done it all before
That was our place, I found it first
That was the place we used to go to and I found it first
I made the jokes you tell to her when she's with you
I made the jokes that you're now telling her when you're with her
Do you get déjà vu when she's with you?
Do you feel like you're experiencing the same things again when you're with her?
Do you get déjà vu? (Ah), hmm
Do you get déjà vu, huh?
Do you get déjà vu, huh?
Do you get déjà vu, huh?
Do you call her
Do you ever call her?
Almost say my name?
Do you almost say my name instead of hers?
'Cause let's be honest
Because let's be honest
We kinda do sound the same
We sound alike
Another actress
You found another actress
I hate to think that I was just your type
I hate to think that I was just your type
I'll bet that she knows Billy Joel
I bet she knows about Billy Joel
'Cause you played her "Uptown Girl"
Because you played her 'Uptown Girl'
You're singing it together
You're now singing it together
Now I bet you even tell her
I bet you tell her
How you love her
How you love her
In between the chorus and the verse (ooh) (I love you)
You say 'I love you' in between the chorus and the verse
That was the show we talked about
That was the show we used to talk about
Played you the song she's singing now when she's with you
I played you the song that she's now singing with you
Do you get déjà vu when she's with you?
Do you feel like you're experiencing the same things again when you're with her?
Do you get déjà vu? Oh
Do you get déjà vu?
Do you get déjà vu?
Do you get déjà vu?
Strawberry ice cream in Malibu
We used to have strawberry ice cream in Malibu
Don't act like we didn't do that shit, too
Don't pretend like we didn't do those things too
You're trading jackets like we used to do
You're now trading jackets like we used to
(Yeah, everything is all reused)
Everything is reused
Play her piano, but she doesn't know (oh, oh)
You play piano for her, but she doesn't know that I taught you
That I was the one who taught you Billy Joel (oh)
I was the one who taught you about Billy Joel
A different girl now, but there's nothing new
You're now with a different girl, but nothing has changed
(I know you get déjà vu)
I know you feel like you're experiencing everything again
(I know you get déjà vu)
I know you feel like you're experiencing everything again
(I know you get déjà vu)
I know you feel like you're experiencing everything again
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group
Written by: Annie Clark, Daniel Leonard Nigro, Jack Michael Antonoff, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Alison Swift
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Natalia-kg4sz
Respect the mirror. It doesn't laugh when you cry
Respect the pillow. It catches your tears when nobody else does
Respect the music. It understands you when nobody else does
Respect your heart. It beats every day for you to be alive <3
@hklegomaster
See your body into the moonlight
Even if I try to cancel
All the pictures into the mind
There's a flashing in my eyes
Don't you see my commission, the nation
Has gone running again
Can't you see now, illusions
Right into your mind
Deja Vu!
I've just been in this place before
(Higher on the street)
And I know it's my time to go
Calling you, and the search is a mystery
(Standing on my feet)
It's so hard when I try to be me, woah
Whooooaaa!!
Deja Vu!
I've just been in this time before
(Higher on the beat)
And I know it's a place to go
Calling you and the search is a mystery
(Standing on my feet)
It's so hard when I try to be me
Yeeeaaaaaah!!
See the future into the present
See my past leaves in the distance
Try to guess now what's going on
And the band begins to play
Don't you see my commission, the nation
Has gone running again
Can't you see now, illusions
Right into your mind
Deja Vu!
I've just been in this place before
(Higher on the street)
And I know it's my time to go
Calling you, and the search is a mystery
(Standing on my feet)
It's so hard when I try to be me, woah
Whooooaaa!!
Deja Vu!
I've just been in this time before
(Higher on the beat)
And I know it's a place to go
Calling you and the search is a mystery
(Standing on my feet)
It's so hard when I try to be me
Yeeeaaaaaah!!
See your body into the moonlight
Even if I try to cancel
All the pictures into the mind
There's a flashing in my eyes
Don't you see my commission, the nation
Has gone running again
Can't you see now, illusions
Right into your mind
Deja Vu!
I've just been in this place before
(Higher on the street)
And I know it's my time to go
Calling you, and the search is a mystery
(Standing on my feet)
It's so hard when I try to be me, woah
Whooooaaa!!
Deja Vu!
I've just been in this time before
(Higher on the beat)
And I know it's a place to go
Calling you and the search is a mystery
(Standing on my feet)
It's so hard when I try to be me
Yeeeaaaaaah!!
@7clouds
Have you ever had a deja vu?
@harissllovinja5822
No i have never
@Maxidk2024
Yes
@THE_littleguy14
Y e s, definitely
@nageshg8766
Nope
@harithaj4961
No!!
@Noone-ys8ee
“ she thinks it’s special but it’s all reused” m’am if I was her I would have cried. Lol
@charssssu
@@ur_totallyrealcupid bro its a lyrics calm down
@angelalumaban5345
@@ur_totallyrealcupid it's a literal lyric 😪😪
@liamiwan
@@ur_totallyrealcupid you okay like chill