Bells in Santa Fe

## *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power* Chronology

"**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—

## References

1. ↑ *Instagram* - @iichliwp
2. ↑ *iHeart* - "Halsey Appears To Tease Fourth Album On Cryptic Website"
3. ↑ *Instagram* - @iamhalsey - "If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power The FOURTH album by Halsey Produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
4. ↑ *TikTok* - @halsey - "If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power #Halsey #NewAlbum #TrentReznor #AtticusRoss"
5. ↑ *YouTube* - "If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power – Official Trailer"
6. ↑ *Twitter* - @HALSEYSUPP0RT - "There are new emojis related to H4 in the following hashtags: #halsey #ificanthaveloveiwantpower #loveandpower #allofthisistemporary #iichliwp
7. ↑ *Twitter* - @halsey - “Alexa, tell me about Halsey’s new album?”
8. ↑ *Twitter* - "Little bird because Alev is çiv çiv and it means baby chick in Turkish"

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