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Déjà Vu Lyrics
If I had been God
I would have rearranged the veins in the face to make them more
Resistant to alcohol and less prone to ageing
If I had been God
I would have sired many sons and I would not have suffered
The Romans to kill even one of them
If I had been God
With my staff and my rod
If I had been given the nod
I believe I could have done a better job
If I were a drone
Patrolling foreign skies
With my electronic eyes for guidance
And the element of surprise
I would be afraid to find someone home
Maybe a woman at a stove
Baking bread, making rice, or just boiling down some bones
If I were a drone
The temple's in ruins
The bankers get fat
The buffalo's gone
And the mountain top's flat
The trout in the streams are all hermaphrodites
You lean to the left but you walk to the right
And it feels like déjà vu
The sun goes down and I'm still missing you
Counting the cost of love that got lost
And under my Gulf Stream, in circular balls
There's ninety-nine cents worth of drunkards and fools
I would have rearranged the veins in the face to make them more
Resistant to alcohol and less prone to ageing
I would have sired many sons and I would not have suffered
The Romans to kill even one of them
With my staff and my rod
If I had been given the nod
I believe I could have done a better job
Patrolling foreign skies
With my electronic eyes for guidance
And the element of surprise
I would be afraid to find someone home
Maybe a woman at a stove
Baking bread, making rice, or just boiling down some bones
If I were a drone
The bankers get fat
The buffalo's gone
And the mountain top's flat
The trout in the streams are all hermaphrodites
You lean to the left but you walk to the right
The sun goes down and I'm still missing you
Counting the cost of love that got lost
And under my Gulf Stream, in circular balls
There's ninety-nine cents worth of drunkards and fools
A joke is an excellent way to start a song like this. Roger writes "If I had been god, I think I could have done a better job." Warfare, famine, hunger, power-hungry world leaders, a lack of empathy are all factors that led Roger to write this song. If god does exist, is he taking a nap?
The song also points out that those using drone strikes are killing innocent people who are just trying to survive in this crazy-ass world. Most importantly (to me) is the line that states, "You lean to the left, but walk to the right."
Don't do that this time around, the world does not need power hungry leaders who are incredibly self-absorbed.