Déjà vu

Olivia Rodrigo

Car rides to Malibu

Strawberry ice cream, one spoon for two

And tradin’ jackets

Laughin’ ‘bout how small it looks on you

(Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha)

Watching reruns of Glee

Bein’ annoying, singin’ in harmony

I bet she’s braggin’

To all her friends, sayin’ you’re so unique, hmm

So when you gonna tell her that we did that, too?

She thinks it’s special, but it’s all reused

That was our place, I found it first

I made the jokes you tell to her when she’s with you

Do you get déjà vu when she’s with you?

Do you get déjà vu? Ah, hmm

Do you get déjà vu, huh?

Do you call her, almost say my name?

’Cause let’s be honest, we kinda do sound the same

Another actress

I hate to think that I was just your type

And I bet that she knows Billy Joel

’Cause you played her “Uptown Girl”

You’re singin’ it together

Now I bet you even tell her how you love her

In between the chorus and the verse (I love you)

So when you gonna tell her that we did that, too?

She thinks it’s special, but it’s all reused

That was the show we talked about

Played you the song she’s singing now when she’s with you

Do you get déjà vu when she’s with you?

Do you get déjà vu? (Oh-oh)

Do you get déjà vu?

Strawberry ice cream in Malibu

Don’t act like we didn’t do that shit, too

You’re tradin’ jackets like we used to do

(Yeah, everything is all reused)

Play her piano, but she doesn’t know

That I was the one who taught you Billy Joel

A different girl now, but there’s nothing new

I know you get déjà vu

I know you get déjà vu

I know you get déjà vu

Review

Olivia Rodrigo co-wrote the song with Dan Nigro, who also produced her hit single “Drivers License.” The pair penned the song in one day last fall and have played with different versions of it ever since. Rodrigo thought it would be a great metaphor to use for a relationship. “Sometimes when you break up with someone and watch them live the life they lived [with you] with another partner, that can be really frustrating.”