Motel Motel is a history of rock youth in a blender. They croon in the spir… Read Full Bio ↴Motel Motel is a history of rock youth in a blender. They croon in the spirit of an old country ballad, but one careening through the tunnels and avenues of their home base, New York City. Formed there in the fall of 2006, they honed their music in garages, kitchens, and basements until the February of the next year found them playing their first shows across the city and surrounding states. Received with open arms both by claustrophobic bars in the Lower East Side and the skyline-painted barns of Richmond VA, they find peace in their dualities. Home for them is not the city; they hail from four distinct corners of the United States: Denver, Hawaii, Albany, and Virginia. For them, country rock is not the antiquated charm of the past, nor is rock and roll a commercialized beast of the present—rather both are the same: a desperate, loud rattling of America’s motel rooms and their cloistered road warriors. In early May, Motel Motel recorded the EP Old York at a scattering of studios, including Midtown Sound, UCC Studios, Jewett Sound, and others, and finished mixing at Sub Terra Engel Studios in Albany. The disc still warm in their hands, they headed out on an 11-date cross-country tour, from Boston to Denver. Now living in Colorado and currently recording their first LP, New Denver, they are cleaning the life of the road from their bodies. They are preparing to meet all of America, and hope to eventually find their home.

Virginia
Motel Motel Lyrics

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Slowly creeping up on you
Ever since I left New York
I haven't been in the mood
But you're so cool
And so sweet

But this town makes me sick
All the limitations are manic depressing

I can't sleep
Can't eat

Virginia kids bring me coke
They keep me awake so that I can play the show
But nobody goes
It's the same thing

Oh no baby it's the right time
To be stuck in a motel with a neck tie
Looking for someone but now it's so clear
Nobody really loves anybody around here
Now we can hold off for a cab fare
Or we can get into the Cadillac and get there
Look it their coming so let me hold you
I want to hold you
Your cold
And shivery

We're so close to being good friends
But when the head strong women come I get rough
Tumbling sidways and into back seats
Come on lets shake the heart break lately
I really left you in a bad place
I'm so sorry that I hurt you in any way
I will make it up when we get older
Now I am older and we can't talk yet

Oh no it's so cold out
I want to hold you in my arms now
I want to taste you on my bed post
I want to see you in my headlights

I was wrong
I was sad
Take it back
Cut out news prints now
Put them on

The counter top
Read them off, no ones listening now

Overall Meaning

In Motel Motel's song "Virginia", the singer is slowly realizing that the life they have been living is not fulfilling. Since leaving New York, the singer has not been in the mood but they are drawn to someone in Virginia who is "so cool and so sweet." However, the town makes the singer sick and they cannot sleep or eat. The only thing that keeps them going is the Virginia kids who bring them coke to keep them awake for their performance. Even though they play their show, nobody seems to come and watch. The singer acknowledges that nobody really loves anybody around here.

The singer suggests holding off for a cab fare or getting into a Cadillac to get where they need to go. They express a desire to hold the other person, taste them on their bedpost, and see them in their headlights. However, the singer also admits to being wrong and sad and wanting to take something back. They suggest cutting out the news prints, putting them on the counter top, and reading them off even though no one is listening.

Through the song "Virginia," the singer experiences a rude awakening that the life they have been living is not fulfilling. They are drawn to someone they find attractive but also feel unfulfilled in the small town, and the people in Virginia are not much different from where they came from.

Line by Line Meaning

Slowly creeping up on you
I am getting slowly attracted to you

Ever since I left New York
Since I left New York, I haven't found anything satisfactory

I haven't been in the mood
I am not feeling emotionally up to it

But you're so cool
But, in contrast, you seem awesome

And so sweet
You are also very kind and pleasant

But this town makes me sick
This town is really frustrating me

All the limitations are manic depressing
The limitations here are like being in a terrible mental condition

I can't sleep
I cannot fall asleep

Can't eat
I cannot eat anything

Virginia kids bring me coke
Someone from Virginia is providing me some drugs

They keep me awake so that I can play the show
The drugs keep me awake so that I can perform

But nobody goes
But hardly anyone shows up for my performance

Oh no baby it's the right time
Oh no, baby. It's the right time now

To be stuck in a motel with a neck tie
To be stranded in a motel with collar band

Looking for someone but now it's so clear
Looking for someone only to realize that nobody cares

Nobody really loves anybody around here
Nobody really loves anybody in this area

Now we can hold off for a cab fare
Now we can wait for a taxi charge

Or we can get into the Cadillac and get there
Or, we can sit inside the Cadillac and go there

Look it their coming so let me hold you
Look, they are coming. Let me hold you

I want to hold you
I want to embrace you

Your cold
You are feeling cold

And shivery
And trembling

We're so close to being good friends
We are almost good friends

But when the headstrong women come I get rough
But when the determined women appear, I become tough in my attitude

Tumbling sideways and into back seats
We are tumbling to the side and end up in the back seat

Come on let's shake the heartbreak lately
Come on, let's overcome the recent heartbreak together

I really left you in a bad place
I really left you in a tough situation

I'm so sorry that I hurt you in any way
I am really sorry if I hurt you in any possible way

I will make it up when we get older
I will compensate when we get older

Now I am older and we can't talk yet
Now that we are old, we still can't communicate

Oh no it's so cold out
Oh no, its extremely cold outside

I want to hold you in my arms now
I want to embrace you and hold you in my arms

I want to taste you on my bedpost
I want to feel your presence on my bedpost

I want to see you in my headlights
I want to see you in my vehicle's headlights

I was wrong
I made a mistake

I was sad
I was unhappy

Take it back
I want to retract it

Cut out newsprints now
I want to remove newspaper clippings

Put them on the countertop
Put them on the kitchen counter

Read them off, no one's listening now
Read them aloud, but no one is currently listening

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TravelAndLedger

1y↑5

My favorite hotel to stay at in Virginia Beach so far is Delta Hotels by Marriott Bayfront Suites 🤗

Jhonathan Cabrera

2y↑10

The video for the Breakers Inn is for Breakers Inn Myrtle Beach not Virginia Beach. The VA Beach one is nowhere near as nice.

Mama V

42w

All oceanfront hotels are expensive, bedbugs are free .
Better to get something affordable in Chesapeake area and drive 20 miles and park in 25 street parking lot... Affordable and practical.