11. Deja Vu — Lyrics
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When the system glitches— listen.
– Crow
Lyrics
[INTRO — spoken word]
Timing looks good—
Set your bags down—
You won’t need them—
If it feels familiar—
Good….
That means you’re paying attention.
[VERSE 1]
Deja vu—
feeling remembers you—
Been here before—
This is familiar—
tip of the tongue—
This is familiar—
All the versions you outgrew—
Smile from mirrors that adore you—
[PRE-CHORUS]
Candles burned down in a spiral—
Wax knows where to go—
Time curves a quiet edge—
— Return
[CHORUS]
Deja vu remembers you—
Deja vu—
Deja vu remembers you—
Deja vu—
[BRIDGE]
A ripple in the stream—
Awakening from a dream
All the timelines
you walked through
[PRE-CHORUS]
Candles burned down in a spiral—
Wax knows where to go—
Time curves a quiet edge—
— Return
[CHORUS]
Deja vu remembers you—
Deja vu—
Deja vu remembers you—
Deja vu—
[OUTRO — spoken word]
You’re the seam of time—
but part of you already knew that—
A wink from the crow,
as she folds her wings closed
When the system glitches—
— listen.
About This Song
Deja vu, for me, is the body recognizing a moment it’s ready for. A quiet click. A soft alignment. That sense that something has already been lived somewhere inside, and now it’s arriving in form.
That’s why the first line matters to me:
“Timing looks good.”
I wrote this song while noticing how often I’m drawn toward that familiar feeling — not just in life, but in creation. When I listen back to something I’ve written, I wait for it. That moment where the song feels like I’ve heard it before. Like it already existed and I’m just meeting it again.
I trust that feeling. I let it guide me.
Set your bags down
“Set your bags down” is an instruction I needed to hear.
By this point in the album (and my other works), I’ve already walked through grief, memory, mirrors, and heaviness. This is the place where I stop carrying everything forward. Not because it didn’t matter — but because it doesn’t need to come with me now.
The bags are emotional. Old vigilance. Old weight. Things that were once useful.
Setting them down creates space.
This is where the album starts to lighten. Where my shoulders drop. Where play becomes possible again.
If it feels familiar—good.
Why this song sits here
This song comes late in INTERLVDE because it’s a recognition point.
After grief, play, mirrors, laughter, and willingness — something settles. I’m no longer trying to get somewhere. I’m noticing where I already am is perfect.
This track opens the door for what comes next. It’s the moment where the album exhales and lets delight step forward.
Jolly Folly Fool follows naturally from here.
I set the bags down.
I’m ready to play.
Thank you for being here 🤲🏻
May timing smile when you arrive.
May ease feel obvious.
May familiarity feel like a wink.
May the right step show up under your foot.
May you trust how ready you are.
A little crow’s on the wire, keeping watch over you. 🐦⬛
