Déjà Vu
Renaissance Lyrics


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I thought it was over
I thought I was free of you
Then came deja vu
I thought there's no problem
I saw you had feet of clay
That was yesterday
I find I'm running going nowhere
I find I'm searching every crowd I pass through
Looking for you

[Chorus:]
Deja vu can really haunt you
Follow and confuse you
Secrets coming back to taunt you
Find you and then lose you
Memories are all you walk through
Yester- deja vu
I thought I was OK
I thought I was in control
I was not involved
I thought there's no hassle
Then I heard our special song
Everything went wrong
I see you standing in the doorway
I walk towards you and I find just shadow
Where did you go?

[Chorus:]

I remember all the things we used to do together
In the past
Nothing ever seems to last
I wonder if there was some ... something neglected ...
Something left unsaid, hasty words instead
Anything that could go wrong
It seems nothing was ever right
I'm haunted by lost chances past
I call to you in dreams at night
I'm fettered by our yesterday
Tomorrow is a bird in flight
I run to turn another page
And there you are within but out of sight
Our love, a bird in flight





[Repeat chorus two times]

Overall Meaning

The song "Deja Vu" by Renaissance talks about how memories from a past relationship can come back and make it difficult to move on. The song expresses the singer's inner conflict as they initially believe that they have found closure but then experience a sense of deja vu - the feeling that they have lived through the same situation before. This triggers a flood of memories and emotions that the singer thought they had buried. The song highlights the idea that memories are often a strong force that people cannot easily escape from.


The lyrics convey a sense of longing and desperation as the singer tries to navigate these emotions. The chorus emphasizes the power of deja vu in haunting and confusing individuals. The song implies that the memories of this past relationship have been holding the singer back, preventing them from moving on and finding happiness in new relationships. The regret and frustration that comes with the end of a relationship is a theme that all listeners can relate to.


Line by Line Meaning

I thought it was over
I believed that my past relationship with you was done and dusted


I thought I was free of you
I perceived that your hold over me was no longer existent


Then came deja vu
But then I was hit by a strong feeling of reliving the past


I thought there's no problem
I was under the impression that everything was fine


I saw you had feet of clay
I realized that you were susceptible to making mistakes


That was yesterday
That realization dawned on me in the past


I find I'm running going nowhere
I discover myself constantly moving, yet not progressing


I find I'm searching every crowd I pass through
I ascertain myself constantly searching for you in every group I come by


Looking for you
Hoping to find you again


Deja vu can really haunt you
A strong sense of remembrance can often plague a person


Follow and confuse you
It can lead you down a path of ambiguity and bewilderment


Secrets coming back to taunt you
Past secrets can often resurface and torment you


Find you and then lose you
After encountering you again, I may end up losing you again


Memories are all you walk through
I am surrounded by memories of our past relationship


Yester- deja vu
Strong feelings of reliving the past


I thought I was OK
I believed that everything was alright and under control


I thought I was in control
I assumed that I was the one holding the reins of my life


I was not involved
I was no longer part of our past relationship


I thought there's no hassle
I believed that there was no difficulty to be expected


Then I heard our special song
But then I heard the music that defined our time together


Everything went wrong
Everything fell apart


I see you standing in the doorway
I envision you standing in front of me


I walk towards you and I find just shadow
But I approach you only to find that you are not really there


Where did you go?
I am left questioning your disappearance


I remember all the things we used to do together
I reminisce about all the activities we enjoyed in the past


In the past
Those memories happened in a previous time


Nothing ever seems to last
But nothing seems to endure forever


I wonder if there was some ... something neglected ...
I wonder if there was something that caused our relationship to fail that we overlooked or neglected


Something left unsaid, hasty words instead
Maybe there were things that we should have communicated better, or words we used that were careless and problematic


Anything that could go wrong
Seems like everything that could have gone wrong, did


It seems nothing was ever right
It feels like everything that we experienced was invariably incorrect


I'm haunted by lost chances past
I am troubled by all the opportunities we missed in the past


I call to you in dreams at night
You still appear in my dreams when I'm asleep


I'm fettered by our yesterday
I am held captive by the memories of our past


Tomorrow is a bird in flight
The future is unknown and unpredictable


I run to turn another page
I am rushing to keep up with my life as it changes from day to day


And there you are within but out of sight
Sometimes, I feel like I can sense your presence, but I can never seem to find you


Our love, a bird in flight
Our relationship was like a bird in the sky; fleeting and elusive




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Written by: DUNFORD THATCHER-NEWSINGER

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@PeterBrown-mz4nv

Quite enjoyable.

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