Santo the Great

from thirty days 3 by solo project

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yesterday Stefani was staring out her window on the way to St. Ives, but who is she?! She is the DAUGHTER of Christos & Sofia who we met in the song: This Village Is Too Small.

It's now 1954 and the family are heading to St Ives from London for a post-war summers holiday. Here we see her meet a Cornish fisherman named Santo.

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All my life, I’ve never known leisure
Afraid of guns and bombs
My parents speak of the pleasure
Found in the sun

Found this place on a postcard
Pilling out of the Standard Vanguard
My dad painted it green
And it looks like mud

Ever since the war is over
We get told to now have fun
This St Ives beach
Is packed for the treasure hunt

My Ma’s hoping to see Barbara Hepworth
So she can tell her she changed her life
My father notices a donkey
And picks it up

I’ve never seen the island I am from
They tell me the sea is clearer
I’ve only ever seen photos
Of old women spinning yarn

My dads on the hunt for his stamp collection
So I head to Laity’s groceries
We hate the cubed vegetables
But I buy Cornish pasties

My sister is reading for her classes
We will never get along
She loves Winston Churchill
And the hair salon

In the distance I notice a rope swing
Attached to a fishing boat
I notice him look at me
As I approach

He tells me his name is Santo
Nice to meet you, I’m Stefani
Your name would be Alexander
If you were Greek.

Well you can call me Santo the Great
He laughs and leads the way
To Harbour Amusements
To play games.

He says he likes my tan
I say I like his arms
We kiss before I head back to see my Mum

She’s crying and holding a photograph
Which is signed by Barbara herself
My dad tells us that this feels like home
In a way London never felt

The summer of 54’
Was more than a holiday
This was the year
we decided St Ives was where we would stay.

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from thirty days 3, released March 12, 2021

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