What do the lyrics of Hotel California mean?

The intention in the lyrics creates a sense of intoxication, pain, car and wine, beauty and beauty, depression and indulgence, and deep helplessness. But it seems to be more than that, which is also the charm of this song. Cars, beautiful women and wine are like human demons, that is, desires. These things make people want to stop, indulge, give people happiness and give people pain and helplessness.

Although you can check out at any time, you can never leave. Here, the California Hotel has become a symbol, and you can never leave until you get rid of your heart. The shouting and singing in front of the song is an inevitable kingdom, but the guitar solo behind it slowly entered the kingdom of freedom and was liberated after being released.

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Creation background

The 1960s was a period of free creation in American music, and the popularity of rock music became a symbol of freedom and rebellious thoughts in that era. However, its grand occasion gradually led to the erosion of musicians' attitude towards life, and money and pleasure became the new image of rock music in the 1970s.

Eagle, two musicians, saw this fact, but there was nothing they could do. In the face of external doubts, they wrote the following lyrics in a self-comforting way: "Relax, we are naturally tempted; You can end it at any time, but you can never break free. "