Where or When
Timeless Echoes: Carly Simon's Where or When
Lyrics
Sometimes you think you lived before
Sometimes, there's a sense of déjà vu, as if experiencing a past life.
All that you lived today
Reflecting on the events of today, comparing them to a previous life.
Things you do come back to you
Actions and choices revisit one's consciousness, suggesting a predetermined path.
As if they knew the way
Events unfold as if guided by a higher knowledge or destiny.
All the tricks your mind can play
The complexities of the mind and its ability to deceive or surprise.
It seems we stood and talked like this before
Recalling a previous conversation or interaction with a familiar tone.
We looked at each other in the same way then
Shared looks and emotions resembling a past connection.
But I can't remember where or when
Unable to recall the specific time or place of the earlier encounter.
The clothes you're wearing are the clothes you wore
Clothing choices mirroring a previous instance.
The smile you are smiling you were smiling then
Smiles echoing a past moment, though the details are elusive.
But I can't remember where or when
Uncertain about the specifics of the earlier encounter.
Some thing's that happened for the first time
New experiences feeling strangely familiar.
Seem to be happening again
A sense of repetition in life's events.
And so it seems that we have met before
Impression of having met, laughed, and loved before, though unsure when or where.
And laughed before and loved before
(Reiteration of the idea of having met, laughed, and loved before.)
But who knows where or when
Questioning the uncertainty of the time and place of previous connections.
Some thing's that happened for the first time
Reiteration of the theme of familiar experiences happening again.
Seem to be happening again
Continued exploration of the déjà vu phenomenon.
And so it seems that we have met before
Repeating the notion of having met, laughed, and loved before.
And laughed before and loved before
(Reiteration of the idea of having met, laughed, and loved before.)
But who knows where or when
Expressing uncertainty about the details of previous encounters.
But who knows where or when
Pondering the mystery of where and when these connections occurred.
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