Deja Vu – English Lyrics

• By: Beyoncé, JAY-Z
• Album: B'Day

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ Bass ♪

♪ Uh ♪

♪ Hi-hat ♪

♪ Uh ♪

♪ 808 ♪

♪ Uh ♪

♪ Jay ♪

♪ Uh-huh ready uh-huh ♪

♪ Let's go get 'em ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪

♪ C'mon ♪

♪ 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 hurtin' that ♪

♪ Brooklyn Bay where they birthed me at ♪

♪ Now I be everywhere ♪

♪ The nerve of rap ♪

♪ The audacity to have me whippin' curtains back ♪

♪ Me and B she about to sting ♪

♪ Stand back ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ Seems like everywhere I go I see you ♪

♪ From your eyes your 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ It's 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Yes ♪

♪ Hova's flow so unusual ♪

♪ Baby girl you should already know ♪

♪ It's H-O light up ♪

♪ 'Cause you gon' need help tryna study my bounce ♪

♪ Flow ♪

♪ What's the difference ♪

♪ One you take in ♪

♪ While the other you ♪

♪ It's still ♪

♪ Po-po try to convict him ♪

♪ That's a no-go ♪

♪ My dough keep the scales tipping ♪

♪ Like 4-4's ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Nothin' 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ 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 ♪

(upbeat music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
base /beɪs/ B1	noun - the lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.
bag /bæɡ/ A2	verb - to put something into a bag.
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
hurtin' /ˈhɜːrtɪn/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury to (someone or something)
nerve /nɜːrv/ B2	noun - boldness or courage; impudence.
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression showing pleasure verb - to have or make a smile
sexiness /ˈsek.si.nəs/ B2	noun - the quality or condition of being sexually attractive.
appealing /əˈpiːlɪŋ/ B1	adjective - attractive or interesting.
substitute /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt/ B2	noun - a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - experience dreams during sleep
flow /floʊ/ B1	noun - the continuous movement of something
convict /kənˈvɪkt/ C1	verb - to declare someone guilty of a crime by the verdict of a court.
dough /doʊ/ B1	noun - a mixture of flour and liquid
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
hits /hɪts/ A2	noun - a very successful song, movie, etc.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences
care /kɛr/ A1	verb - feel concern or interest; attach importance to something

Key Grammar Structures

• I used to run base like Juan Pierre

  ➔ Used to + verb (past habit)

  ➔ Indicates a past habit or state that is no longer true.

• Now I run the bass hi-hat and the snare

  ➔ Simple Present (current action)

  ➔ Describes an action happening in the present.

• Boy you hurtin' that

  ➔ Contraction (you are hurtin')

  ➔ The use of a contraction, common in informal speech.

• Baby seems like everywhere I go I see you

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (implied wish or hypothetical situation)

  ➔ The implied feeling of seeing someone everywhere is a perception, not necessarily a fact.

• Boy I try to catch myself but I'm out of control

  ➔ Emphasis with 'but'

  ➔ Using "but" to show a contrast between trying to control oneself and being out of control.

• Your sexiness is so appealing

  ➔ Adjective + Adverb (Intensifier)

  ➔ Using "so" to intensify the adjective "appealing".

• Baby I swear it's déjà vu

  ➔ It's - contraction of it is

  ➔ Common contraction in informal speech.

• Know that I can't get over you

  ➔ Emphasis using "that"-clause

  ➔ Uses "that" to emphasize the subsequent clause, highlighting the speaker's feeling.

• And I don't want no substitute

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ Although grammatically incorrect in formal English, the double negative (don't...no) is used here for emphasis.