Santiago Lyrics in English Luis Fonsi

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Santiago by Luis Fonsi from Spanish to English.
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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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SONG MEANING

“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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