hotel california
Wanderley Andrade Lyrics

On a dark desert highway
Driving on a lonely desert road

Cold wind in my hair
Feeling the cold night air

Warm smell of colitas
Scent of a desert flower

Rising up through the air
Permeating the atmosphere

Up ahead in the distance
In the far-off horizon

I saw a shimmering light
A sparkling illumination

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

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

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

I heard the mission bell
The sound of a church bell

And I was thinking to myself
Reflecting inwardly

"This could be heaven or this could be hell"
Uncertainty about the situation

Then she lit up a candle
Illuminated the area

And she showed me the way
Guided me towards a path

There were voices down the corridor
Sounds from far off

I thought I heard them say
Sensing the whispers

(Welcome to the Hotel California) bonito!
Welcome to the beautiful Hotel California!

Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
A wonderful and inviting location

Plenty of room at the Hotel California
An abundance of space

Any times of year (any times of year)
Available all year round

You can find it here
Located right here

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
Her mind is complicated and difficult to decipher

She got the Mercedes benz
She owns a Mercedes-Benz car

She got a lot of pretty
She has many attractive qualities

Pretty boy that she calls a friend
A male companion whom she considers attractive

How they dance in the courtyard
Watching people dance in the enclosed area

Sweet summer sweat
Perspiration associated with warm weather

Some dance to remember
Some people dance to recall memories

Some dance to forget
Others dance to escape certain thoughts or feelings

So I called up the Captain
Contacted the Captain

"Please, bring me my wine"
Requesting wine

And he said, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
The wine has not been available since 1969

And still those voices are calling from far away
The whispers continue to be heard in the distance

Wake you up in the middle of the night
Disturbing sleep at night

Just to hear them say
To listen to the murmurs

Cantem, beautiful (such a lovely face)
Sing, beautiful (such a lovely face)

They′re living it up at the Hotel California
People are enjoying themselves at the hotel

What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
An unexpected pleasure

Bring your alibis
Come prepared with excuses

Mirrors on the ceiling
Reflecting surfaces on the ceiling

The pink champagne on ice
Bubbly pink wine on ice

And she said, "We are all just prisoners here
She claimed they are all trapped

Of our own device"
Due to their own actions

And in the master's chambers
In the main chamber

They gathered for the feast
They assembled to share a celebratory meal

They stab it with their steely knives
Using metal blades to puncture something

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

Last thing I remember
The final memory I have

I was running for the door
Hurrying towards the exit

I had to find the passage back
I needed to locate the way back

To the place I was before
To where I came from

"Relax" said the night man
The overnight employee told me to calm down

"We are programmed to receive
Their process involves accepting newcomers

You can check out any time you like
You can leave whenever you want

But you can never leave"
You cannot truly escape from the hotel