Hotel California

     Poetry does not just lie on a page, it soars in our minds, twisting and turning going through our whole body; striking our heart, freeing our minds, liberating our souls. It is not simply spoken, it's sung, it's felt, it's heard. Some fantastic original places to locate such malevolent beauty songs. Many of whoms lyrics contain powerful imagery and other great forms of poetic devices.Hotel California by The Eagles uses many poetic devices in this short snip-it of the downside to the music industry; the loss of simpleness and the gain or fame. " She's got the Mercedes Bends" is a metaphor for rich people being sick, greed and status being the only pushing force left in their lives, the monster that is never fully satisfied. He asks the Captain to "please bring [him] [his] wine," and the captains replies, "we haven't had the spirit here since 1969"  he refers to the happiness he used enjoy before their band became famous. Like many things in life, this song has a double edge to it. It recounts of the happiness marriage and the soul stealing emptiness of  divorce. "There she stood in the doorway" he meets his love. "This could be heaven," recounting the profound happiness that could come of marriage, 'or this could be hell" showing the second edge of the situation, where it could lead to unhappiness and hatred. Eventually the focus becomes of the relation ship becomes "Tiffany-twisted," and his partner stray to"pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends." A majority of this song is ripe with underlying meaning that requires some deeper thought than today's recycled music. The melody of the song is beautifully enticing, with the solemn presentation.