Beyoncé
Deja vu lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:00
Bass (uh)
Hi-hat (uh)
808 (uh)
Jay (uh-huh, ready? Uh-huh)
Let's go get 'em (uh-huh)
Come on
I used to run base like Juan Pierre
Now I run the bass hi-hat and the snare
I used to bag girls like Birkin Bags
Now I bag B (boy, you hurting that)
Brooklyn Bay, where they birthed me at
Now I be everywhere, the nerve of rap
The audacity to have me with them curtains back
Me and B, she about to sting, stand back
Baby, seem like everywhere I go, I see you
From your eyes, I smile, it's like I breathe you
Helplessly, I reminisce, don't want to
Compare nobody to you
Boy, I try to catch myself
But I'm out of control
Your sexiness is so appealing
I can't let it go, oh
You know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's déjà vu
You know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's déjà vu
I'm seeing things that I know can't be, am I dreaming?
When I saw you walking past me, almost called your name
Got a better glimpse and then I looked away
Feels like I'm losing it
Boy, I try to catch myself
But I'm out of control
Your sexiness is so appealing
I can't let it go, oh
You know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you (oh-oh)
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's déjà vu
You know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you (oh)
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's déjà vu
Yes, Hova's flow so unusual
Baby girl, you should already know
It's H-O, light up the dro
'Cause you gon' need help tryna study my bounce
Flow, blow, what's the difference?
One you take in vein while the other you sniffing
It's still dope, po-po try to convict him
Thats a no-go, my dough keep the scales tipping
Like 4-4s
Like I'm from the H-O-U-S-T-O-N
Blow wind, so Chicago of him
Is he the best ever? That's the argu-a-ment
I don't make the list, don't be mad at me
I just make the hits like a factory
I'm just one-to-one, nutting after me
No déjà vu, just me and my, oh
Baby, I can't go anywhere
Without thinking that you're there
Seems like you're everywhere, it's true
Gotta be having déjà vu
'Cause in my mind, I want you here
Get on the next plane, I don't care
Is it because I'm missing you
That I'm having déjà vu?
Boy, I try to catch myself
But I'm out of control
Your sexiness is so appealing
I can't let it go
You know that I can't get over you (woah, oh)
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's déjà vu
You know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's déjà vu
You know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's déjà vu
You know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's déjà vu
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Key vocabulary
- base
- main supportB1
- bass
- low male voiceB1
- breathe
- draw air in and outB1
- curtains
- window coveringsB1
- flow
- smooth movementB1
- saw
- cut with a toolB1
- when
- at what timeB1
- bag
- container for carryingA1
- bags
- containers for thingsA1
- boy
- male childA1
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About this song
Beyoncé Knowles is an American singer and songwriter who works across pop, R&B, hip-hop, and dance music, recognized for shaping Black cultural themes through her albums and high-profile performances. She first rose to prominence with Destiny’s Child before becoming a solo artist known for records including Lemonade, RENAISSANCE, and Cowboy Carter.