What is the general meaning of the lyrics in "Hotel California"?

Hotel California Hotel California (the temptation of drugs)

The Eagles Eagle Chorus

On a dark desert highway driving on a dark desert highway

Cool wind in my hair

Warm smell of colitas rising The warm scent of cannabis permeates the air (note, what kind of scent is here, it is the scent of cannabis. Cola is not English, but Spanish. Colitas is the plural form of Cola, which means "tail".

In the 1970s, people often referred to the buds of marijuana as little tails, so here Colitas refers to marijuana)

Up through the air up ahead in the distance

I saw a shimmering light I saw a faint light

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim my head grew heavier and my sight became blurred (this is a symptom of drug use)

I had to stop for the night I had to stop for the night

There she stood in the doorway She stood at the doorway and greeted me ("she" can be understood as drugs, it should be Drugs are tempting me)

I heard the mission bell I heard the church bell in the distance (the church bell is a metaphor for inner conscience, my inner conscience is struggling, should I be tempted? )

I was thinking to myself I whispered in my heart

This could be heaven or this could be hell This could be heaven or this could be hell (taking drugs can reach heaven) Fantasy, or maybe falling into hell-like pain)

Then she lit up a candle (lit up a candle is a common term for taking drugs, here it refers to lighting marijuana)

And she showed me the way and led me (drugs led me to the illusion)

There were voices down in corridor along the corridor (this was after taking drugs) The phenomenon of auditory hallucinations)

I thought i heard them say...I thought I heard them say

Welcome to the hotel california Welcome to the California Hotel ( Come on, the temptation of drugs)

Such a lovely place

Such a lovely face

There's plenty of rooms at the hotel california Hotel California with ample rooms

Any time of year you can find it here Any time of year you can find the room you need here (drugs can satisfy any of your needs at any time)

Her mind is tiffany-twisted Her mind is twisted by jewelry (there are only drugs in the heart, a twisted mentality of drug addicts)

She got the mercedes-benzShe owns a luxury Mercedes-Benz

She got a lot of pretty pretty boys (you can get everything you want in a drug fantasy)

That she calls friends. Friends

How they dance in the courtyard They dance in the courtyard (indulgence after drug addiction)

Sweet summer sweat Summer sweat clever

Some dance to rememberSome dance is for memory

Some dance to forgetAnd some dance is for forget (memory and forget, this is the purpose of drug use)

So I called up the captain I called the foreman

Please bring me my wine Please bring me some wine

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aid we haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nineAnd still those voices are calling from far away Their words are still heard (here still refers to the auditory hallucinations after taking drugs)

Wake you up in the middle of the night to wake you up in the middle of the night (drug addicts feel uncomfortable with this indulgent life) Frightened, often awakened from nightmares)

Just to hear them say...just hear them saying

Welcome to the hotel aloforniaWelcome to the Hotel California ( The temptation of drugs)

Such a lovely place what a beautiful place

Such a loveely face what a beautiful smile

They livin'it up at the hotel california They had a wild orgy at the Hotel California (still a drugged indulgence)

What a nice surprise bring your alibis, giving you an excuse to come here

Mirrors on the ceillingThe mirrors on the ceiling

The pink champagne on ice (in the fantasy after taking drugs, everything is so beautiful)

But she said But she said

We are all just prisoners here of our own device "We are all prisoners here, but we do it voluntarily" (Once you take drugs, you will become a slave to the drug and cannot extricate yourself)< /p>

In the master's chambers

They gathered for the feast (the feast here can be understood as the feast of desire, that is, everyone is To satisfy their desires)

They stab it with their steely knives

But they just can't kill the beast Dead Beast (This is a common scene of cults in Hollywood horror films: In a large room, people are holding carnival rituals, and many people use knives to stab the beast that represents the devil. The beast is used here as a metaphor for the hearts of drug addicts. The desire for drugs, or the desire to take drugs, no matter how hard a drug addict struggles, he cannot eliminate the desire to take drugs in his heart)

Last thing i remember, the last thing I remember

I was running for the door

I had to find the passage back to the place i was before I had to find the passage back to the place i was before (my conscience told me I must get off drugs immediately, I need to detox, I must go back to my old self)

“Relax” said the nightman “Relax” the nightman said

We are programmed to receive We just receive according to the program (this should be extended to "we are naturally prone to succumb to our own desires)

You can check out any time you like You can check out any time you like (when do you You can stop taking drugs)

But you can never leave

You can't get out of here (once you get hooked on drugs, you can never get rid of them)