THE EAGLES - HOTEL CALIFORNIA LYRICS

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On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm 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
Then 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)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year
(Any time of year)
You can find it here"

Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Bends
She 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)
Such a lovely face
They're living it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise
(What a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis"

Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
And she said, "We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
And in the master's chambers they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their 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 night man, "We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like but you can never leave"
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	Jul 03, 2008 at 03:45 PM by Unique Shoosh
	It's one of my favourite songs

	Jun 12, 2008 at 03:44 AM by dulce_dimya1221
	yeah,a person losing his innerself,true identity coz of material deceptions...

	Jun 10, 2008 at 10:48 PM by lasahcharberluver
	I totally love this song. I agree with some of the people here on how it is about dying.

	Mar 22, 2008 at 02:05 AM by tillyno2
	none of u ppl no wat it is reli about, this is one of the best songs ever writin, ive got the real meaning below READ THIS The lyrics describe the title establishment as a luxury resort where "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave." On the surface, the song tells the tale of a weary traveler who becomes trapped in a nightmarish hotel that at first appeared tempting. There are many urban legends about the meaning of this metaphor. The song is generally about the hedonism and self-destruction in the Southern California music industry hence, Hollywood is likened to a luxury hotel which is initially welcoming and offers to fulfill most wishes, but results in trapping its residents through their own self-destructive desires ("we are all just prisoners here of our own device"). go 2 google and type in hotel california then go 2 the wikipedia one for more info about this song

	Mar 05, 2008 at 11:03 PM by ~~Chri$i~~
	yeah, thats why its called HOTEL california moron. GOD!

	Feb 23, 2008 at 02:14 PM by sexy4u
	i hate this song cose its all about the hotel and he talks likean idiot..like sttttiiifffiiinnnnn...lol

	Feb 23, 2008 at 02:09 PM by sexy4u
	fgbfgfbfhgjgfngnbnbn

	Jan 14, 2008 at 04:57 PM by clariya
	just my favourite song. Has been a metaphor about drugs but only a few people have found its true outstanding! simply perfect, one of best songs in history!

	Jan 05, 2008 at 12:24 PM by puremolly
	This song is about losing touch with reality. Anyone who lives in socal knows about fake materialistic bs and how it consumes people to the extent that they lose touch with themselves. The spirit of individuality, free love, free thought, is lost to to a superficial consumerist culture where all that seems to matter is driving the best mercedes, having the most money, wearing expensive jewelry. People who come here come for the beauty of the land, the warm sunshine, they think they will find everything they want here and have the perfect life. They will get the mercedes, wear the tiffany, but what does it all mean. It is all an illusion. When you have everything, what else is there to hope for. You have sold out and become just like everyone else. Never stop enjoying the warm sunshine, the beauty in nature, don't lose touch with what truly matters. That is what this song is about.

	Dec 27, 2007 at 02:58 AM by girlie-girl
	i alwayz get upset when he says at the end but u can never leave ..

	Nov 27, 2007 at 02:00 PM by amynjax23
	Love the eagles, Love the song. They say that the song is about "indulgence", which is probably talking about drugs, but some of the best songs have been created either induced by drugs or about them...

	Nov 22, 2007 at 10:17 PM by rebelatheart09
	Hah..This song IS about drugs...its actually about a rehab center... Think about it!!

	Nov 03, 2007 at 10:44 PM by Whatever2u101
	great song it's not about devil worship

	Oct 07, 2007 at 01:15 AM by Karol Freak
	i think this song talks about drugs, at the begining said that her sight grew dim and all this stuff, and that he cant never leave, so i think this is about drugs! Hes seen things, a voice calling him...

	Oct 07, 2007 at 01:04 AM by Karol Freak
	i just love this song! is perfect and reminds me the crack, a fic of a slahs (Remus/sirius) its so cool

	Oct 01, 2007 at 10:21 PM by witchywoman
	its about a holly wood hotel "her mind is tiffany twisted" "Hotel califorina" calliforina holly wood the egals wernt saitinst...

	Sep 22, 2007 at 05:21 PM by redneck_baby21
	this song isn't about death. it's about devil worship -they stabbed it with their stealy knives but they just cant kill ''the beast'' the beast is another reference to the devil -we havent had that spirit here since 1969 they are talking about the holy spirit. 1969 is when the eagles joined the church of satan -you can check out but you can never leave yes. this song is clearly about devil worship. but never the less its still a good song

	Sep 19, 2007 at 10:41 PM by Goldagillett
	very cool song makes you wonder about things

	Sep 14, 2007 at 08:47 AM by ingrid___
	talks about death.. 'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell' 'There's plenty of room at the Hotel California' 'Any time of year' (any time of year) 'You can find it here' 'You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave' he died...he regrets for some things which didn t deserved in real life...he wants to return home..but it s too late...now..HE CAN T LEAVE..

	Aug 04, 2007 at 03:30 AM by churchchik28@yahoo.com
	this is one of the most amazing songs EVER EVER EVER!!! i've got this album, and i knew the lyrics to this song when i was, like, seven! lol

	Jul 22, 2007 at 06:03 PM by Rushfan112
	great job but a few mistakes. AWSOME SONG!!!!!!!

	May 31, 2007 at 02:52 AM by midnight-beauty
	How can you rock to this song? It has such a strange way about it. I wonder where he really was? My mom said the song was about drugs, but I think it's about some guy dying and going to hell where now he has no way out, and has to face the consequences. Maybe it's a dream.

	May 02, 2007 at 03:54 AM by Username
	Mad World-Gary Jules look for that!

	Apr 18, 2007 at 01:36 AM by JOEVALENZUELAJR
	ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS I ROCK TO IN MY BLACK MUSTANG

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