Santa Clara Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bocmaxima 

Cover art for Santa Clara lyrics by National, The

Based on the name, I feel like this song is about Sarah Lockwood Winchester, famous for her crazy house in San Jose (and very close to the adjacent city of Santa Clara), reverence for the spirit world, and general eccentricity. She always believed that there was a curse on her family from the spirits of those killed by Winchester rifles.

bocmaxima, i don't mean to sound rude, but that is a huge, huge reach.