Hagar, now a sort of modern-day Jimmy Buffett, has earned his place in rock n roll history as one of hard rock's premier front men who not only has an ample, strong, belting vocal range with soulful melody and tone, but his duality as a formidable lead guitarist and guitar-riff-monger puts him in a league shared with few others in terms of versatility and overall right to rock.
He now tours with Mike Anthony, former bassist for Van Halen.
He resides with his family in Mill Valley, CA.
Hagar is currently in a band called "Chickenfoot" with Michael Anthony, Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith and guitarist Joe Satriani. Their self titled debut album was released to critical acclaim
Sammy Hagar is also known as the Red Rocker, due to the fact he almost always wears red shirts or plays a red guitar, or more likely that he has red hair?
Seems that Chickenfoot is on a hiatus as Joe Satriani has gone back to solo and CF has yet to follow up with a new LP.
In the Room
Sammy Hagar Lyrics
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No doors
How'd I get in?
There's no way out once you've come in.
It's so clear
So cold
You're body stings
You start to get up as a bell rings.
Like some crazy dream
I've been caught
In the room.
That moment of sleep
When you think you're awake
That threshold of pain
You know you can take.
You question yourself
"Hey, where have I been?"
Well, I've been caught
In the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Ahhh!!!
Always alone
There's people outside
All feelers of contact
Now is denied
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Sammy Hagar's song "In The Room" is a haunting depiction of a trapped individual's experience in a room that lacks any visible exit. The repeated cries of "Caught in the room" serve as a reminder of the singer's inability to leave this ambiguous space. The lack of light and sound amplifies the haunting mood: "No windows, No doors, How'd I get in? There's no way out once you've come in. It's so clear, So cold, You're body stings". The room becomes a metaphor for the psychological prisons we can create for ourselves when we are lost and struggling to find a way out of a difficult situation.
As the song progresses, the individual attempts to rationalize their plight, to ground themselves, "Everything makes sense, Like some crazy dream...You question yourself 'Hey, where have I been? Well, I've been caught in the room.'" Yet the feeling of being lost and the realization that the space they occupy offers them no escape, leads to a desperate cry for help, "Always alone, There's people outside, All feelers of contact Now is denied". The use of repetition throughout the song reflects the singer's internal anguish and lack of progression towards finding a way out.
Overall, Sammy Hagar's powerful lyrics and the haunting melody of "In The Room" capture the desperation and confusion we feel when we become trapped by the restrictive confines of our mind.
Line by Line Meaning
No windows
There are no windows in this room
No doors
There are no doors in this room
How'd I get in?
I am wondering how I got in this room
There's no way out once you've come in.
Once you enter this room, you can't leave
It's so clear
Everything inside this room seems clear and certain
So cold
The atmosphere inside this room is very cold
You're body stings
The coldness is giving a stinging sensation to my body
You start to get up as a bell rings.
I start to get up from my seat as I hear a bell ringing
Everything makes sense
Everything seems to be logical and understandable inside this room
Like some crazy dream
This experience feels like a surreal and strange dream
I've been caught
I am trapped inside this room
In the room.
I am stuck inside this room
That moment of sleep
That moment when you are half asleep and half awake
When you think you're awake
When you feel like you have woken up but you actually haven't
That threshold of pain
That point where you start feeling pain
You know you can take.
You know that you can bear the pain
You question yourself
You start to doubt yourself
"Hey, where have I been?"
You ask yourself where you have been
Well, I've been caught
I have been trapped
In the room.
Inside this dreadful room
Caught in the room.
Stuck in this room
Always alone
Always by myself
There's people outside
There are people outside this room
All feelers of contact
All forms of communication are cut off
Now is denied
I am denied the opportunity to contact the people outside
Caught in the room.
Trapped inside this dreadful room
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: SAMMY HAGAR
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@smokinjz
No windows
No doors
How'd I get in?
There's no way out once you've come in.
It's so clear
So cold
You're body stings
You start to get up as a bell rings.
Everything makes sense
Like some crazy dream
I've been caught
In the room.
That moment of sleep
When you think you're awake
That threshold of pain
You know you can take.
You question yourself
"Hey, where have I been?"
Well, I've been caught
In the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Ahhh!!!
Always alone
There's people outside
All feelers of contact
Now is denied
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
@elianad2083
My fav Sammy Hagar song. This song kicks butt..love him..always thought he was handsome..
@TexasBiker68
Oh man...memory lane...high school...Friday night cruise...shreddin' the speakers to this song
@christinelopez9791
Reminds me of high school....the good ole days..... Bill Silva...Thanks for the memories...and my son, Joshua Caleb Silva.
@EPstroker
Very cool over looked hagar tune.
@lynnettes513
One of his best!
@smokinjz
No windows
No doors
How'd I get in?
There's no way out once you've come in.
It's so clear
So cold
You're body stings
You start to get up as a bell rings.
Everything makes sense
Like some crazy dream
I've been caught
In the room.
That moment of sleep
When you think you're awake
That threshold of pain
You know you can take.
You question yourself
"Hey, where have I been?"
Well, I've been caught
In the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Ahhh!!!
Always alone
There's people outside
All feelers of contact
Now is denied
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Caught in the room.
Ahh
Caught in the room.
@briankeightly3361
I taped a live concert of Sammy Hagar , doing in the room , I can't find him doing this song , one of the best songs I think , does anyone have, the live version .
@4kidrock
Love this one...
@briankeightly7065
this is his best song,i think especially live.and montrose and of course van halen r.i.p. eddie!!!!!
@catitude5084
Good song