Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell" Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair These claims have been consistently denied by the band. Other rumors suggested that the Hotel California was the Camarillo State Mental Hospital. In the 1980s, some Christian evangelists alleged that "Hotel California" referred to a San Francisco hotel purchased by Anton Szandor LaVey and converted into the Church of Satan.
The abstract nature of the lyrics has led listeners to their own interpretations over the years. and from that 'Life in the Fast Lane' came out of it, and 'Wasted Time' and a bunch of other songs." you can just see this glow on the horizon of lights, and the images that start running through your head of Hollywood and all the dreams that you have, and so it was kind of about that. Nobody was from California, and if you drive into LA at night. All of us kind of drove into LA at night. "Don Henley and Glenn wrote most of the words. The song is an allegory about hedonism and self-destruction in the Southern California music industry of the late 1970s Don Henley called it "our interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles" and later reiterated "it's basically a song about the dark underbelly of the American dream and about excess in America, which is something we knew a lot about." In 2008, Don Felder described the origins of the lyrics:
The lyrics describe the titular establishment as a luxury resort where "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave." On the surface, it tells the tale of a weary traveler who becomes trapped in a nightmarish luxury hotel that at first appears inviting and tempting.
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