Indeed the term “déjà vu”, as also used in the lyrics, connotes that the addressee is basically a playa. He is emulating the same type of dating, venues and all, he experienced with Rodrigo with the new girl also. And furthermore, more or less taught him how to be romantic. She is basically bragging that she, not the new girl, was the addressee’s first love. So it’s like he never got over her in the first place. Moreover, Rodrigo is putting forth this sort of ‘I hit it first’ type of sentiment. On top of that, he even tries to impress her with things Rodrigo taught him, such as playing Billy Joel on the piano. And this “déjà vu” is basically flashbacks of time he spent with Olivia. Thus when he’s with her, he gets “déjà vu”. The new girl also apparently shares physical characteristics with Rodrigo, a concept upon which the music video is based. That is partially what the title of this song alludes to, that the same things he is going through with his new partner he went through with Olivia first. Well Sabrina Carpenter, whom many consider to be Olivia’s romantic rival in “Drivers License” is in fact, like Rodrigo, a professional actress.īut there are some differences between the two singles also. The first track was more of a heartbreak song. However, this time around, the vocalist is flipping that emotion onto her ex. Or put more precisely, she is rather implying that he misses her. Also akin to “Drivers License”, her ex’s new girlfriend is the third character in the song. And perhaps most-tellingly in the lyrics of “Deja Vu” is the fact that the singer identifies this other lady as being “another actress”. Lyrics of “Deja Vu”Īnd why is this the case? This is because just as with “Drivers License”, on this track the singer is addressing an ex-boyfriend. Or put differently, other celebrities besides Olivia Rodrigo were indirectly responsible for its virality. So with all of that being taken into consideration, it is no surprise that “Deja Vu”, her second single, comes off like a Drivers License part two. It's important to note that both Olivia and her ex, Joshua, seem to be fans of the artist and Joshua has even covered his song, "Vienna.But when you’re known primarily as an actress, venture into the field of music and your first track is a smash hit – which is what Rodrigo experienced with “ Drivers License” (2021) – then yes, the potential of being pressured to replicate or extend your debut success does exist.Īlso keep in mind that the viral popularity of the aforementioned “Drivers License” was largely due to the fact that many people were of the impression that it is based on a real-life celebrity love triangle which the singer is involved in. Now I bet you even tell her how you love herīilly Joel is mentioned a few times in this song. 'Cause let's be honest, they kinda do sound the sameĪnother actress, I hate to think that I was just your type That we did that too? She thinks it's special It's funny that the first line of the song talks about car rides, considering it's the followup to Olivia's smash hit, "Drivers License." Laughing 'bout how small it looks on you (Ha-ha-ha-ha) Then, we can decide for ourselves if this story is "completely made up" like Olivia claims. Just keep that in mind as you check out the lyrics to "Deja Vu" below, provided by Genius. "I thought it’d be interesting to write a song, using deja vu, about how sometimes when somebody moves on in a relationship and they get with a new partner, you watch it and you’re like, 'oh my gosh, that was all of the stuff that I did.' I think that’s a really relatable, universal thing." "I get deja vu all the time," Olivia told American Songwriter. Of course, because of the love triangle Olivia was previously embroiled in, many jumped to the conclusion that "Deja Vu" is also about Joshua Bassett and Sabrina Carpenter like "Driver's License." It seems like, though, the song isn't inspired by any actual relationship at all. "Deja Vu" is all about Olivia's ex's new relationship, which seems eerily similar to her old one. Olivia Rodrigo is back and she's following up her record breaking song, "Drivers License" with her new track "Deja Vu." The song and music video dropped today and fans are already dissecting the heck out of the lyrics.
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