Santiago Lyrics in English Luis Fonsi

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Verse 1

Something's happening to us

We're missing a conversation

Do you start or do I?

Verse 1

There's no noise in the house

And that silence says more because you're here, but you're not with me

Half empty or half full, the glass was never the problem

But now that you touched the subject

Chorus 1

The story says that there was a team with so many victories

It was so nice, those were glory days

Now it's different, now that team passed into memory

The story says that there were songs with dedications

It was different when you were my girl

Pretty times

Now that team passed into memory

Chorus 1

You turn on, I turn off

You with water and me with booze

Chorus 1

Together yet apart

You in Alaska and me in Santiago

Verse 2

The heart hurts and I don't know if it's broken or not

What I know is that this is already monotonous

A time bomb that went off

We talk about everything, but not about this

And it's time

Tell me if we take a break

Verse 2

But let's not waste time like this anymore

I don't know what else to do with you

Loving you like this was worth it

We saw the moon always full

And maybe that was the problem

Chorus 2

The story says that there was a team with so many victories

It was so nice, those were glory days

Now it's different

Now that team passed into memory

Chorus 2

The story says that there were songs with dedications

It was different when you were my girl

Pretty times

Now that team passed into memory

Chorus 2

You turn on, I turn off

You with water and me with booze

Chorus 2

Together yet apart

You in Alaska and me in Santiago

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Santiago — Santiago (capital of Chile)

Santiago is the capital city of Chile, known for its vibrant culture. But in this song, it's used as a powerful metaphor for emotional distance.

Luis Fonsi sings, "Tú en Alaska y yo en Santiago" (You in Alaska and I in Santiago). By contrasting these two extremely distant places, he paints a vivid picture of a couple who are physically together but emotionally worlds apart, as if on opposite ends of the earth.

“Santiago” paints the bittersweet moment when love turns into quiet distance. Luis Fonsi remembers a time when he and his partner were a championship team—always winning, always celebrating, always dedicating songs to each other. Now the house is silent, conversations feel forced, and the once-full cup of love is neither half-empty nor half-full, just confusing. The chorus compares their emotional divide to being “in Alaska and Santiago,” two places worlds apart, even while they share the same space.

The song’s heartbeat is a plea: Are we taking a break, or are we just wasting time? Fonsi admits the routine has grown monotonous, a ticking time bomb that finally went off. By replaying glory-days memories against today’s cold reality, he captures the universal fear of losing a relationship that used to feel invincible. The track is both a nostalgic rewind and a gentle push to face the truth—sometimes the hardest conversation is the one you have when love is still in the room but no longer on the same team.

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Luis Fonsi Santiago Lyrics