The singer is instantly drawn to this lovely place filled with lovely faces. The voices he hears whisper a welcome to the hotel. Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) For those who do make it, it will be heaven and for others, it will be hell. They are drawn in and they are stuck within the dream. Weary of the life elsewhere, many come seeking fame and fortune to California. If we run these lyrics through the ‘California Dream’ interpretation, we could still find meaning to the song. This isn’t to say that “Hotel California” song is about drugs, but we like to keep the perspectives open, and drugs is one of them. Now you have entered the hotel, now begins the hallucinations. The heroine was the most popular drug back in the 70’s, and it required a small fire-much like a candle. The traveller is escorted into the Hotel California by this strange woman holding a candle to light the path. Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way But what waits for you at the end is an obvious hell. When you take them in, it’s a make-belief paradise. On that very second, the bells of your death are rung in some distance. Before you do the first shot, you take a second to think it through and goes ahead anyway. Another popular interpretation of “Hotel California” is that the song is about drug addiction. Often, celebrities who are tormented with the high-life end up seeking the aid of drugs to get away from reality. The traveller doubts if this is the right move to stay at this place. The bells chiming adds a creepy aura to all this-and based on the tone, bells could very well mean happy or sad occasions. “This could be Heaven or this could be Hell”Ī mysterious woman greets the traveller to the Hotel California. It could also mean, the singer trying to get away from the stardom.
That makes them quite blind to what’s real and what’s not. It’s flashing lights all day for the celebrities. The singer may be growing tired of the highs of the music industry and what comes with it. It’s not safe to drive under these conditions.
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The driver sees a light in the distance (the hotel, maybe?) and his head gets dizzy and his eyes begin to shut. Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light But now, during the 60’s and 70’s, California is a place of shattered dreams, heartbreaks and drugs. It was a land of promise several centuries ago, hence the famous quote ‘California dream’. Some critics interpret “Hotel California” as an outlook of California state. Related to the singer’s life, this could show a dark time in his. Simple as these lyrics may seem, there could also be a deeper meaning hidden underneath. Colitas are flower buds and their smell is strong and in the air. It’s the night time and the cool wind blows through his hair. The person in the song is driving on a dark, desert highway in California. Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Lyrics Review and Song Meaning of “Hotel California”ĭon Henley does the lead vocals of the song, and he starts off
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