hotel
City Sleeps Lyrics


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This is the sound of the room at the hotel
So many secrets you keep and you don't tell
Jesus and Mary will cry with an angel

There's not a place in between heaven and hell
Listen to me now
All the things I've done
All the things I've done




Overall Meaning

The lyrics of City Sleeps' song "Hotel" are somewhat enigmatic and open to interpretation. The first line, "This is the sound of the room at the hotel," implies that the singer is situated in a specific place, and he is trying to convey the atmosphere and feeling of that location. The room's sound seems to carry the secrets of the hotel's occupants, who keep them hidden away. The second line, "So many secrets you keep and you don't tell," could allude to the hotel guests' illicit behavior or perhaps the general lack of transparency in society. The third line, "Jesus and Mary will cry with an angel," paints a picture of a scene that is both biblical and sorrowful.


The fourth line, "There's not a place in between heaven and hell," is reminiscent of Dante's The Divine Comedy, which elaborates on the concept of purgatory, a transitional state between heaven and hell. Perhaps the line means that the hotel is a place of purgatory for these individuals, caught between good and evil. The following line, "Listen to me now," changes the tone of the song, and the singer seems to be speaking directly to someone, urging them to pay attention. The last two lines, "All the things I've done, all the things I've done," suggest remorse, as though the singer has committed some terrible deed, and he is now reflecting on it.


Line by Line Meaning

This is the sound of the room at the hotel
The artist describes the ambiance of the hotel room through the sounds that he hears.


So many secrets you keep and you don't tell
The artist suggests that the hotel room is a place where people tend to hide their secrets and not reveal them to others.


Jesus and Mary will cry with an angel
The artist uses a religious reference to convey that the secrets that are kept in the hotel room are so painful that even religious figures would cry.


There's not a place in between heaven and hell
The artist believes that the hotel room is a place of extreme emotions, somewhere between heaven (bliss) and hell (torture).


Listen to me now
The artist is emphasizing that what he is about to say is important and worth paying attention to.


All the things I've done
The artist admits that he has done things in his life that he is not proud of and he is willing to share them with the listener.


All the things I've done
The artist repeats this line to reinforce his confession and perhaps emphasize the weight of his past actions.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ADRIEL ALAN GARCIA, ELLIOTT MARSH SHARP, STEVE MILOSZEWSKI, JOHN LESLIE WHITNEY

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