Hotel California
Soran Dussaigne Lyrics

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
I was driving through a remote, empty desert road with the air whistling past my face.

Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
The scent of marijuana was wafting through the air, adding to the surreal experience.

Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
In the distance, I spotted the glimmering light of a hotel or a mansion.

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I started feeling tired and groggy, impacting my ability to perceive things clearly.

I had to stop for the night
As I was unable to keep driving, I stopped to rest and spend the night at the place I’d spotted earlier.

There she stood in the doorway
I noticed a woman standing at the entrance of the place where I’d stopped at.

I heard the mission bell
I heard the sound of a bell ringing from a nearby church or mission.

And I was thinking to myself
I was lost in thought and reflecting to myself about the experiences and the things I’d encountered.

'This could be heaven or this could be Hell'
I began to realize that the place where I was could be both amazing or terrible, depending on how I perceived it.

Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
The woman who was standing at the door lit up a candle and showed me the path to follow.

There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say
I could hear people talking to each other in the hallway, although I wasn't sure what they were saying exactly.

Welcome to the Hotel California
I realized I’d checked into Hotel California.

Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
I couldn't help but find the place quite beautiful and pleasant.

Such a lovely face
The place was not only beautiful, but also the women there were very charming.

Plenty of room at the Hotel California
There were a lot of rooms available at Hotel California.

Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
It was possible to find the place all year round, no matter which time of year it was.

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz
The women there had wealthy and convoluted minds, along with a Mercedes Benz.

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
The women there had a lot of attractive male friends.

How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
The men and women would dance together in the courtyard, all drenched in sweet summer sweat.

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
While some people danced to cherish and remember the moments, some others were trying to forget them.

So I called up the Captain
I asked to talk to the manager of the hotel.

Please bring me my wine'
I asked the manager to bring me my favorite wine.

He said, 'we haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine'
The manager told me that they didn’t serve that particular wine anymore, and hadn't since 1969.

And still those voices are calling from far away
Even from a different place, I heard the voices coming from inside the Hotel California.

Wake you up in the middle of the night
Sometimes, the voices would wake me up from my sleep in the middle of the night.

Just to hear them say
The purpose of the voices was to only make certain things clear to me.

They livin' it up at the Hotel California
The people there were really enjoying themselves at Hotel California.

What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis
The guests had to always carry their alibis with them, just in case they got stuck in a difficult situation.

Mirrors on the ceiling,
There were mirrors installed on the ceiling of the hotel.

The pink champagne on ice
They served amazing pink champagne on ice.

And she said, we are all just prisoners here, of our own device
The woman told me that all of them were prisoners of their thoughts and feelings, stuck in that place of their own accord.

And in the master's chambers
I entered the bedroom of the person who seemed to be the head of the Hotel.

They gathered for the feast
People had come together to enjoy a rich and delicious spread of food.

They stab it with their steely knives
People were using sharp knives to pierce and dig into the food.

But they just can't kill the beast
Despite their efforts to stop, they just couldn't put an end to the consuming experience they were having.

Last thing I remember, I was
The last thing I could recall was prior to me trying to make an exit.

Running for the door
I was frantically sprinting towards the exit door of Hotel California.

I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
I had to find a way to get back to the place I had come from before.

Relax, said the night man
The night guard tried to calm me down as noticed that I was trying to leave in a panicked state.

We are programmed to receive
The people in the hotel had been worked in such a way that no one can escape the hotel.

You can check out any time you like
At any given point of time, I could express my desire to check out of the Hotel California.

But you can never leave!
I came to know that this was one of the experiences one can never leave and it has an impact on their life which will be with them always.