Bells in Santa Fe

"Bells in Santa Fe"
General information
Artist	Halsey
Release Date	August 27, 2021
Genre	Synth-pop • electronica
Length	3:38
Labels
Composer(s)	Ashley Frangipane, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Johnathan Carter Cunningham
Producer(s)	Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor
Album	If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power Chronology
"The Tradition"
"Bells in Santa Fe"
"Easier Than Lying"

"Bells in Santa Fe" is a song performed by Halsey. It is featured as the second track on their fourth studio album, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power. It was released on August 27, 2021 through Capitol Records.

Background

The song, which was previously known as "All of this Is Temporary", was first hinted at through the "@icchliwp" Instagram account on May 24, 2021. It was later mentioned again on a website through the phrases "All of this is temporary" and "Why do you need love so badly?" A snippet of the song was later included in the official album announcement on Halsey's social media accounts. The song is listed as "Track 2" on the TikTok announcement.

An extended snippet of the song was used in the official trailer released for the film, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power, on July 13, 2021. The same day a special Twitter emoji-hashtag was made available.

The title of the song was revealed via Amazon's virtual AI assistant, Alexa, on August 10, 2021.

Cross-references

• The lyric "Don't call me by my name" references Call Me By Your Name, a 2007 romantic novel about two male lovers, which was later adapted to film in 2017.
• The line "You won't even notice, little bird" references the nickname given to Alev Aydin which is "çiv çiv" and translates to "baby chick" from Turkish.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Don't call me by my name
All of this is temporary
Watch as I slip away for your sake
All of this is temporary

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, maybe I could hold you in the dark
You won't even notice me depart
Second-hand burn in a second-hand bed with a second man's head
Leavin' through the door without a word
You won't even notice, little bird
Better off dead, so I reckon I'm headed to Hell instead

[Chorus]
So don't wait for me, don't wait for me, wait-ah
It's not a happy ending
Don't wait for me, don't wait for me, wait-ah
It's not a happy ending

[Verse 2]
Jesus needed a three-day weekend
To sort out all his bullshit, figure out thе treason
I've been searching for a fortifiеd defense
Four to five reasons
But Jesus, you've got better lips than Judas
I could keep your bed warm, otherwise, I'm useless
I don't really mean it 'cause who the fuck would choose this?

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, maybe I could hold you in the dark
You won't even notice me depart
Second-hand burn in a second-hand bed with a second man's head
Leavin' through the door without a word
You won't even notice, little bird
Better off dead, so I reckon I'm headed to Hell instead

[Chorus]
So don't wait for me, don't wait for me, wait-ah
It's not a happy ending
Don't wait for me, don't wait for me, wait-ah
It's not a happy ending
Don't wait for me, don't wait for me, wait-ah
It's not a happy ending
Don't wait for me, don't wait for me, wait-ah

[Refrain]
All of this is temporary
All of this is temporary
All of this is temporary
All of this is temporary

[Outro]
Dark, you won't even notice me depart
Second-hand burn in a second-hand bed with a second man's head
All of this is temporary
All of this is temporary
All of this is—

Trivia

• The song was featured in the fourth season of the popular Netflix series 'You' . In Halsey's former radio show For the Record, Halsey noted the connection with her lyrics and the show while the song was played. The song lyrics "You won't even notice, little bird" and the character, Marienne - who was focused on during the song - calls her child "little bird". The song is played during a time-lapse of Marienne spending days left trapped in a box with tight security, while trying to just survive to get back to her child. Halsey noted that she has been a fan of the show for a while.