The song describes arriving at the ominous Hotel California at night while traveling down a desert highway. Upon entering, the narrator hears mysterious voices and sees luxurious yet unsettling things. It becomes clear the hotel's glamorous facade imprisons its visitors, who cannot escape from the hedonism and darkness within its walls.
The song describes arriving at the ominous Hotel California at night while traveling down a desert highway. Upon entering, the narrator hears mysterious voices and sees luxurious yet unsettling things. It becomes clear the hotel's glamorous facade imprisons its visitors, who cannot escape from the hedonism and darkness within its walls.
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The song describes arriving at the ominous Hotel California at night while traveling down a desert highway. Upon entering, the narrator hears mysterious voices and sees luxurious yet unsettling things. It becomes clear the hotel's glamorous facade imprisons its visitors, who cannot escape from the hedonism and darkness within its walls.
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Cool wind in my hair Cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas Warm smell of colitas …………… up through the air …………… up through the air Up ahead in the distance Up ahead in the distance I …………………. a shimmering light I …………………. a shimmering light My head ……… heavy, and my sight ………… dim My head ……… heavy, and my sight ………… dim I ………….. to stop for the night I ………….. to stop for the night There she …………. in the doorway There she …………. in the doorway I ……………. the mission bell I ……………. the mission bell And I ………………………….. to myself And I ………………………….. to myself This …………….. be Heaven or this could be hell This …………….. be Heaven or this could be hell Then she ………….. up a candle Then she ………….. up a candle And she ……………… me the way And she ……………… me the way There …………….e voices down the corridor There …………….e voices down the corridor I …………….. I ……………… them say I …………….. I ……………… them say
Welcome to the Hotel California Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place Such a lovely place Such a lovely place (background) Such a lovely place (background) Such a lovely face Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel California Plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year Any time of year Any time of year (background) Any time of year (background) You can ………….. it here You can ………….. it here
Her mind is Tiffany twisted Her mind is Tiffany twisted
Shes's ……….the Mercedis-Benz Shes's ……….the Mercedis-Benz She's …………. a lot of pretty, pretty boys She's …………. a lot of pretty, pretty boys That she …………. friends That she …………. friends How they ………….. in the courtyard How they ………….. in the courtyard Sweet summer sweat Sweet summer sweat Some dance to ………………. Some dance to ………………. Some dance to …………….. Some dance to …………….. So I ……………. up the Captain So I ……………. up the Captain Please ………… me my wine Please ………… me my wine He ……………. He ……………. We ………………… that spirit here since 1969 We ………………… that spirit here since 1969 And still those voices ………………. from far away And still those voices ………………. from far away …………… you up in the middle of the night …………… you up in the middle of the night Just to …………..them ………………….. Just to …………..them …………………..
Welcome to the Hotel California… Welcome to the Hotel California…
Mirrors on the ceiling Mirrors on the ceiling
They …………. champagne on ice They …………. champagne on ice And she ………….. And she ………….. We ……………. all just prisoners here We ……………. all just prisoners here Of our own device Of our own device And in the master's chambers And in the master's chambers They …………….. for the feast They …………….. for the feast They ……………… it with there steely knives They ……………… it with there steely knives But they just can't kill the beast But they just can't kill the beast Last thing I ……………….. Last thing I ……………….. I …………….. for the door I …………….. for the door I …………. to find the passage back to the place I I …………. to find the passage back to the place I ………… before ………… before Relax …………….. the nightman Relax …………….. the nightman We ………….. to recieve We ………….. to recieve You …………… check out any time you ………….. You …………… check out any time you ………….. But you ………….never ……………… But you ………….never ……………… On a dark desert highway Cool wind in my hair One smell of colitas Rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night There she stood in the doorway I heard the mission bell And I was thinking to myself This could be Heaven or this could be hell Then she lit up a candle And she showed me the way There were voices down the corridor I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place Such a lovely place (background) Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year Any time of year (background) You can find it here
Her mind is definitely twisted
Shes's got the Mercedis-Benz She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys That she calls friends How they dance in the courtyard Sweet summer sweat Some dance to remember Some dance to forget So I called up the Captain Please bring me my wine He said We haven't had that spirit here since 1969 And still those voices are calling from far away Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely Place Such a lovely Place (background) Such a lovely face They're livin' it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise What a nice surprise (background) Bring your alibies
Mirrors on the ceiling
They bring champagne on ice And she said We are all just prisoners here Of our own device And in the master's chambers They gather for the feast They stab it with there steely knives But they just can't kill the beast Last thing I remember I was running for the door I had to find the passage back to the place I was before Relax said the nightman We are programed to recieve You can check out any time you like But you can never leave