《Hotel California》的歌詞如下：
Well you can check out any time you like,
But you can never leave.
So they said "forget about trying to run,
You'll never get away.
You can check out anytime you like,
But like a river running dry,
You'll always stay in hotel California."
She bought an old hotel in California,
Painted it shut and closed the place.
She's got a barstool by the kitchen door,
Waiting for the sun to rise.
She said "it's better than working for a living,
It's not too bad for a living."
So they said "forget about trying to run,
You'll never get away.
You can check out anytime you like,
But like a river running dry,
You'll always stay in hotel California."
Now the leaves are falling from the trees,
That someone left up all year.
The pool's become a skating rink,
The sunshine is gone with the wind.
But you can check out any time you like,
But you can never leave.
So they say "forget about the world outside,
We'll always have each other dear."
You can check out anytime you like,
But like a river running dry,
You'll always stay in hotel California.
You'll always stay in hotel California.
這是一首經典的搖滾歌曲，歌詞描繪了一個人在一家加州旅館中無法離開的生活。他們放棄了逃離的想法，喜歡這裡的生活方式，樹葉落下，游泳池變成了溜冰場，陽光隨著風一起消失。然而，他們依然可以在任何時間離開房間，只是他們似乎對這種生活方式上癮，即使是在明知道這是幻想的情況下也捨不得離開。這首歌曲表達了對虛幻生活的渴望和難以離開這種虛幻生活的掙扎。