Lucifer's Hotel (Hang Over City)

I checked in at 3 p.m. and I never checked out
`cause I got trapped between questions and shaddows of doubt.
The porter gave me the key to Room number 666
and the liftboy just mumbled: "we'll fix it in the mix!"
The cleaningwoman had gone to find the holy grail
- to drink the blood of the guilty and the ones who never fail.
The waitress whispered: "I wish you well!"
and it smelled a little bit strange at Lucifer's Hotel.

As I opened the door I couldn't believe my eyes:
naked women everywhere but then I heard the cries
of all the punished sinners and all the fallen tears
and then I heard nothing anymore `cause someone had cut off my ears.
"Now you'll only hear what I say!" said the devil with a grin.
I'm the owner of this place. Would you like a whiskey or a gin?
I wanted to say `No thanks' but then I thought: `What the hell
-I'm a dead man anyway - this is Lucifer's hotel!' "
Hang over city - where the rain burns red
hang over city - where you can dance with the living dead!

So we drank all night and we drank all day
and then I dared to ask him: "what's the price I'll have to pay?"
"You didn't understand!", he said, "I don't know if you'll end up here.
I just wanted to invite you as a guest to kill your fear
cause you live so carefully that you don't dare to live at all.
You'll be innocent as a baby when you hear the reaper call.
All I want's to free you from your selfmade prison cell
and to show you around - here at Lucifer's hotel!"

Hang over city...

Then he called the gorgeous women and told `em to give me a kiss
and the rest of the procedure, too - "this is what you're gonna miss
if you carry on like you did I promise you a boring life above
`cause there's a big difference between our orgies and their platonic love.
That's it for now, good night, my friend, enjoy yourself - goodbye!"
As I woke up the next morning I had back my ears and
I've been travelling around the world - left Hang over C. - and stories I can tell
`cause I chose the road that'll lead for sure to Lucifer's hotel

Hang over city...
Down the road that leads to nowhere - far away from the wishing well
you carry your load to Hangover City - back to Lucifer's Hotel...