Hotel California
Pennywise Lyrics

On a dark desert highway
A long, lonely road in the middle of nowhere

Cool wind in my hair
A refreshing breeze blowing through my hair

Warm smell of colitas
The strong scent of marijuana

Rising up through the air
Spreading all around

Up ahead in the distance
A glimmer of light far away

I saw a shimmering light
A flickering glow in the distance

My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim
Feeling tired and weak

I had to stop for the night
Needed to find a place to rest

There she stood in the doorway
A woman appeared at the entrance

I heard the mission bell
A church bell ringing in the background

And I was thinking to myself
Reflecting on my surroundings

This could be Heaven or this could be Hell
Uncertainty about the place I was in

Then she lit up a candle
The woman illuminated the room with a candle

And she showed me the way
Guided me to where I needed to go

There were voices down that corridor
Faint sounds coming from a distance

I thought I heard them say
A feeling of being watched or followed

Her mind is Tiffany twisted
The woman is mentally unstable

She's got the Mercedes bends
She drives a Mercedes

She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
She surrounds herself with attractive men

That she calls friends
But they are merely acquaintances

How they dance in the courtyard
The men dance together in an open area

Sweet summer sweat
They are sweating from the heat

Some dance to remember
Some are trying to hold onto memories

Some dance to forget
Others are trying to forget painful experiences

So I called up the Captain
Asking for help from the authority figure

Please bring me my wine
Requesting a drink to ease the tension

We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
The drink hasn't been available for some time

And still those voices are calling from far away
The distant sounds continue to haunt me

Wake you up in the middle of the night
Disturbing me from my sleep

Just to hear them say
No clear understanding of what the voices are saying

Mirrors on the ceiling
Reflective surfaces on the ceiling

Pink champagne on ice
Chilled champagne in a pinkish hue

And she said
The woman spoke to me

We are all just prisoners here
We are trapped in this place

Of our own device
Due to our own actions

And in the master's chambers
In a room belonging to the person in control

They gathered for the feast
People came together to enjoy a meal

They stab it with their steely knives
Using sharp tools to cut into the food

But they just can't kill the beast
The beast cannot be conquered

Last thing I remember
The last thing I recall

I was running for the door
Trying to escape the building

I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
Trying to find my way back home

Relax said the nightman
The person in charge told me to calm down

We are programed to recieve
People in this place are trained to assist me

You can check out any time you like
I am free to leave at any time

But you can never leave
But I am never truly able to escape the memory of this experience