Analysis of The Lyrics
The lyrics of Where or When illustrate a memory anomaly known as déjà vu:
- "It seems we stood and talked like this before.
- We looked at each other in the same way then.
- But I can't remember where or when...
- Some things that happen for the first time
- Seem to be happening again."
The line "Some things that happen for the first time..." is often misunderstood or misheard as "Some things that happened for the first time..." which changes the meaning. Rather than recalling past events which actually "happened", the lyrics refer to present events which "happen" for the first time, but which falsely seem to be recurring.
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