I've Probably Been Here Before

In all the lifetime's I've had 
and many more to come
I’ve been here before
I know you may think I'm mad? 
I will take it as a great compliment
especially, once you have heard me out...
 
you see I've been here before 
In a different life 
maybe I was a fish?
I've always had a strange feeling around the ocean
maybe I was taken in a swirl of waves
into the belly of a magical whale?
maybe I was a magnificent Italian queen?
in the city of Naples, I surely feel at home
gazing up at Vesuvius 
on a summer's night from my terrace 
whilst tasting the southern wines in hand
and maybe once I was even an astronaut
who traveled to infinity?
I certainly have a passionate love for the moon 
I may have been a carpenter 
after all, I simply adore the finishes of a grand piece of wood
especially a piano
what if I was a great Jazz singer? 
I love to sing the blues? 
maybe I was a damsel in distress?  
on the horse of a true hero
under the Casentino forest? 
all those trees hovering over me 
haunt my dreams even when I walk under them today 
I could have been a French chef?
spreading my joy for butter 
on to authentic plates under the Eiffel tower 
I have such a passion for the croissant 
 
I often ponder on why I feel the way I do
in certain places? in certain moments?
some would even call it déjà vu
 
all I can do is smile 
 
because...
I know in my heart
I've probably been here before.