ambivalence

There she stood in the doorway I heard the mission bell And I was thinking to myself "This could be heaven or this could be hell" Then she lit up a candle She showed me the way There were voices down the corridor Thought I heard them say

Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face There's plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year (any time of year), oh, you can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany twisted She got the Mercedes Benz, uh She got a lot of pretty-pretty boys Who she calls friends How they dance in the courtyard Sweet summer sweat Some dance to remember Some dance to forget

So I called up the captain Please bring me my wine, he said "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969" And still those voices are calling from far away Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say

Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a lovely face We're living it up at the Hotel California Oh, what a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceiling With pink champagne on ice, and she said "We are all just prisoners here of our own device" And in the master's chambers They gathered for the feast Stab it with their steely knives But they just can't kill the beast