What is the song Hotel California about?
I heard it was about Satanism. Eagles member Don Henley put the rumor about a real “Hotel California” to rest during an interview. “I don’t know where people get the idea that there is a real Hotel California,” said Henley. “We made the whole thing up as a symbol. The song’s just about Satanism. I don’t know why people have to twist its meaning all up.” That the song is about the Church of Satan is obvious from both the lyrics and the “Hotel California” album cover. Consider the following: The Eagles were well-known Satan worshippers. “The Eagles” can be rearranged to spell “gales (of) heet,” meaning the winds of hell. An old Christian church in California was abandoned in 1969 and taken over by the Church of Satan. It is this church that is referred to by the lyrics, “We haven’t had the spirit here since 1969,” and “This could be Heaven, this could be Hell.” It is in this church that Anton LeVey (referred to as “the master” in the song) wrote The Satanic Bible, and because he let his
I found this on Wekopedia; The lyrics of the song describe the title establishment, a hotel where “you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.” On the surface, the song is a tale of a weary traveler who becomes trapped in a nightmarish hotel that at first appeared tempting. There are many urban legends about the meaning of this metaphor (see Lyrics Interpretations below). The song is generally thought to be about the hedonism and self-destruction in the Southern California music industry, as well as Hollywood.
I believe it’s about breaking a drug addiction the quote “you can checkout anytime you like, but you can lever leave” shows how difficult it is to break an addiction. “We are all prisoners of our own device” is referring to the cause of the drug addiction is all their fault. This however, is only my interpretation of the song.
