Heartbreak Hotel
Suzi Quatro Lyrics

The song "Heartbreak Hotel" by Suzi Quatro is about the feeling of loneliness that one experiences after a breakup. The singer is communicating their struggle of trying to move on after their love leaves them for someone else. The opening lines, "Well since my baby left me, I've found a new place to dwell", suggest that the singer has found a new home at the Heartbreak Hotel. However, this new "dwelling" represents a metaphorical space of loneliness rather than a physical one. The "Heartbreak Hotel" is a place for people who feel lost and alone to come together and share their sadness. It is a space for people with broken hearts to try and heal by expressing their emotions through crying and pain.

The repetition of "you leave me so lonely" emphasizes the extent of the singer's feeling of loneliness. The singer feels as though they could die from it. Suzi Quatro uses the rhetorical question, "Are you lonely like I'm lonely?" as a way of reaching out to other people who may be feeling the same way. It's suggesting that the Heartbreak Hotel is open for anyone in need of some emotional support. The last stanza indicates that the song is meant to offer some consolation to anyone who has experienced heartbreak. The lyrics, "If your baby leaves you, and you've got a tale to tell, just take a walk down Lonely Street to Heartbreak Hotel", imply that Heartbreak Hotel is a destination for anyone who is going through heartbreak. It's a place where people can come to relate to one another and find some comfort in knowing they are not alone.