Santeria
Unraveling the Depths of Love and Vengeance
Lyrics
I don't practice Santeria, I ain't got no crystal ball
The speaker doesn't practice Santeria and doesn't possess mystical powers.
I had a million dollars but I'd, I'd spend it all
The speaker had a million dollars but spent it all.
If I could find that Heina and that Sancho that she's found
The speaker is searching for a woman named Heina and a man named Sancho.
I'd pop a cap in Sancho and I'd slap her down
The speaker expresses anger, threatening violence against Sancho and the woman.
All I really want to know
The speaker has a question or desire to know something.
I already know
The speaker already knows the answer to the previous question or desire.
All I really want to say
The speaker wants to convey a message or express something.
I can't define
The speaker is unable to define something, possibly related to emotions or feelings.
It's love that I need
The speaker acknowledges a need for love.
My soul will have to wait 'til I get back and find
The speaker's soul will have to wait until returning to find a Heina of their own.
Heina of my own
The speaker mentions the desire for a committed relationship.
Daddy's gonna love one and all
Daddy (perhaps a father figure) will love one and all.
I feel the break, feel the break, feel the break and I got to live it out, oh yeah
The speaker feels a break and emphasizes the urgency to live life fully.
Well I swear that I, I really want to know,
The speaker swears a desire to know something.
I really, what I really want to stay, I cant define
The speaker can't define what they really want to stay (possibly a play on "say").
That love make it go, my soul will have to
Love makes something go, and the soul will have to wait.
What I really want to say, ah baby
Expressing a desire to say something to the baby.
What I really want to say, is I've got mine
Expressing ownership or possession of something valuable.
And I'll make it, yes I'm going up
Confidently asserting progress and success.
Tell Sanchito that if he knows what is good for him
A warning to Sanchito to run and hide for his own safety.
He best go run and hide
Emphasizing the speaker's possession of a new .45 firearm.
Daddy's got a new .45
A strong warning of potential violence towards Sancho.
And I won't think twice to stick that barrel straight down Sancho's throat
Explicit threat of harm to Sancho using the firearm.
Believe me when I say that I got somethin' for his punk ass
The speaker asserts having something prepared for Sancho's defiance.
What I really want know, ah baby
Reiteration of a desire to know something from the baby.
What I really want to say is there's just one way back
Expressing there's only one way back, possibly referring to a relationship.
And I'll make it, yeah, my soul will have to wait
Confidently stating a determination to make it, with the soul having to wait.
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