Déjà Vu Lyrics English Translation: Hb2U | Ushioreira
UshioReira pens the lyrics to ‘déjà vu,’ a track from the album HB2U, while Naoki Kawashima arranges the music. The song opens with a reflective tone, mixing personal memories with a sense of recurring doubt. UshioReira dives into the struggles of youth, growth, and the anxiety of self-worth.
Released: February 18, 2026
déjà vu
Ushioreira • From “HB2U”
Lyricist
Ushioreira
Composer
Naoki Kawashima
déjà vu Lyrics Meaning Ushioreira | HB2U
The musician mentions a birthday cake where the faces keep changing, symbolizing the shifts in relationships and time. ‘I’m supposed to be improving, yet I still feel stuck,’ UshioReira writes, capturing the frustration of personal progress. The lyrics highlight the tension between hope and self-doubt, a theme many can relate to.
Ano hi mitai deja vuIt’s a sense of deja vu, just like that day.
Jishin ga nakuteI didn’t have any confidence,
Aitsu mo zenbu kirai datta juunanaand I hated everyone and everything back at seventeen.
Miorosareteta ki ga shite demoI felt like the world was looking down on me, but…
Atashi ga mioroshiteta no kanaMaybe I was the one looking down on them?
Iya ni naru jibun moI even started to hate myself.
Keeki o kakomu hito ga kawaruThe people gathered around my birthday cake keep changing,
Happy birthday ga sukoshi fukuzatsuand saying ‘Happy Birthday’ feels a bit complicated now.
Dokoka de jikan o wasureteSomewhere along the way, I lose track of time,
Dokka de jikan o omoidasuand then somewhere else, it all comes rushing back.
Atashi chanto kawatteruI’m definitely changing for the better,
Yoku natteru hazu na no niI’m supposed to be improving, yet I still feel stuck.
Korekara no koto wa yura yuraMy future just flickers and sways before me.
Ganbatte ne tte hora hora‘Keep doing your best,’ they tell me over and over.
Dou ni mo narenakattara tteI wondered what would happen if I couldn’t become anyone,
Hitori de irenakattabecause I couldn’t stand being all alone.
Dare ga itatte douse kowakute tamaranai no niNo matter who’s with me, I’m still terrified anyway,
Atashi nante atashi nantebut ‘someone like me, someone like me…’
Tte omoitakunakatta noI didn’t want to think of myself that way anymore.
Atashi nante deja vuIt’s a deja vu of that self-doubt.
Fuan bakari deI’m filled with nothing but anxiety.
Tama ni wa shindemo yokatta yo nijuuniSometimes I felt like ‘d#ing’ would’ve been fine at twenty-two.
Ganbatte tte kantan ni iu karaPeople say ‘just do your best’ so easily,
Kantan na koto datte zutto omotteta n daso I always thought it was supposed to be a simple thing.
Hitori janaku futari dakara sabishiiI’m lonely because there are two of us here, not just one.
Omou you ni ikanai no ga modokashiiIt’s frustrating when things don’t go as I’d planned.
OkashiiIt’s strange,
Aisareteta tte shirushi dattebut even this pain is a sign that I was once loved.
Nanimo nai tte iiwakeSaying ‘I have nothing’ is just an excuse.
Nigeta shine tte ba yoakeI ran away from those dark thoughts at the break of dawn.
Rainen sarainen mo koko ni itai tteI want to be right here next year, and the year after that,
Mada omotteru noI’m still holding onto that hope.
Ano hi mitai deja vuIt’s a sense of deja vu, just like that day.
Wagamama dakedo kono mamaIt might be selfish, but I want things to stay as they are.
Aisaretai demo sabishii nijuusanI want to be loved, yet I’m so lonely at twenty-three.
Ah ganbarikata nante wakaranai kedoAh, I don’t really know the right way to try, but…
Naita yoru mo dakishimete iku yoI’ll keep embracing even the nights that I spent crying.
Sukoshi yurushite miruI’ll try to forgive myself just a little bit.
Jishin ga dekiteI’m starting to find some confidence,
Aitsu mo me ga hanasenai you na nijuuyonand at twenty-four, I’m someone they can’t take their eyes off of.
Ah shitsubou sasenai yo my dreamAh, I won’t let you down, my dream.
Mada doko ni datte ikeru saI can still go anywhere from here.
Tameshi ni kokyuu shiteJust take a breath and see.
The meaning of ‘déjà vu’ is about overcoming self-doubt. The lyrics show how growth is messy but worth the effort. UshioReira’s emotional journey in the song resonates deeply with listeners.
