When you see familiar faces
But you don't remember where they're from
Could you be wrong?

When you've been particular places
That you know you've never been before
Can you be sure?

'Cause you know this has happened before
And you know that this moment in time is for real
And you know when you feel deja-vu

Feel like I've been here before
Feel like I've been here before
Feel like I've been here before
Feel like I've been here before

Ever had a conversation
That you realize you've had before?
Isn't it strange?

Have you ever talked to someone
And you feel you know what's coming next?
It feels pre-arranged

'Cause you know that you've heard it before
And you feel that this moment in time is surreal
'Cause you know when you feel deja-vu

Feel like I've been here before
Feel like I've been here before
Feel like I've been here before
Feel like I've been here before


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Déjà Vu Lyrics as written by Stephen Percy Harris David Michael Murray

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    I always thought this song was one of Maiden's worst, at least from their glory era, in terms of lyrics. If it's supposed to say anything about the phenomenon of deja vu, well it sounds like a naive child's first encounter with the experience. That's not to say capturing childlike wonder is bad, but this is nothing like that - just very prosaic and uninteresting. Barely even rhymes, and while rhyming isn't always necessary, the worst part is they do attempt one rhyme - "faces" and "places" - a scheme they totally ignore later ("conversation" and "someone" should rhyme). The end result is it just feels like a half-assed mess.

    If they wrote a similar song, let's say about the phenomenon of losing blood circulation to your leg, it would go something like:

    When you get out of bed But now you can't, instead you fall Are your legs really there?

    You cannot feel them But you see they're still there Can you be sure?

    Feels like there's no legs at all! Feels like there's no legs at all! Feels like there's no legs at all! Feels like there's no legs at all!

    angvon August 24, 2011   Link

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