Santa Fe Lyrics
Your days in one
This day undone
(The kind that breaks under)
All day at once
(For me, for you)
I'm just too young
(And what of my heart)
[Verse 2]
This day was once
(Silently full)
Of grace, of lost
Can't wait at all
(Can't wait at all)
Temptation won
[Pre-Chorus]
And whatever comes through the door
You see her face to face
All about your place
[Chorus]
Sign me up Santa Fe
And call your son
Sign me up Santa Fe
On the cross Santa Fe
And all I want
Sign me up Santa Fe
And call your son
And I and I and I alone
And I and I and I alone want you to know
And I and I and I alone
[Verse 3]
Your days in one
This day undone
(The kind that breaks under)
All day at once
(For me, for you)
I'm just too young
(And what of my heart)
[Chorus]
Sign me up Santa Fe
And call your son
Sign me up Santa Fe
On the cross Santa Fe
And all I want
Sign me up Santa Fe
And call your son
About
The lead single from The Rip Tide, “Santa Fe” is an ode to the city where Beirut got its start (well, there and Albuquerque). The video for “Santa Fe” is funny and irreverent, but notably features scenes from a beach. There are no beaches in Santa Fe.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
I was hoping to make a pretty classic pop song. It’s a little cheeky; growing up in Santa Fe was kind of a weird experience, because it’s such a touristy town. So sometimes it feels a little like you’re in a town that’s just on display. You walk around downtown and all the shops are galleries or high end boutiques, so it can feel like you don’t belong there even though you are from there. And that’s kind of what that song is about. The line “Sign me up, Santa Fe” was actually me being a little cheeky, sort of thinking of like a post card greeting from the town I grew up in, and the irony of that.
– Zach Condon, Interview Magazine
- 2.Santa Fe
- 3.East Harlem
- 4.Goshen
- 5.Payne’s Bay
- 6.The Rip Tide
- 7.Vagabond
- 8.The Peacock
- 9.Port of Call