龍貓齋🔄中正劉青雲
哏日和 原創 腦洞大開 CthulhuMythos
我認為老鷹樂隊的經典名曲「加州大酒店」,其實是一個標準的克蘇魯神話式短篇。以下逐歌詞解說。
Eagles 'Hotel California' 1994 Live...
龍貓齋🔄中正劉青雲
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair. Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air.
調查員在沙漠中前進,聞到空氣中傳來一股異香,於是尋找異香的來源。
Up ahead in the distance, I saw shimmering light. My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night.
調查員發現異香來自燈光爍爍的加州大酒店,但他卻開始精神疲憊,不得不停留住宿。此時他不知這異香是酒店中邪教徒們在儀式中用的致幻劑,而他異常的疲憊感正是來自致幻劑的作用。
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There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell.
酒店的前台女郎,實際上是邪教的核心人物之一,坐前台只是掩飾身份。
And I was thinking to myself,「This could be Heaven or this could be Hell.」
調查員難以掩飾自己忐忑不安的心情。
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Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way.
前台女郎引誘調查員進入陷阱。
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say...
邪教徒在走廊盡頭的密室舉行儀式,他們念咒的聲音卻因為調查員受致幻劑的影響,變成了奇怪的語句。
龍貓齋🔄中正劉青雲
Welcome to the Hotel California.
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place), Such a lovely face.
形容此處邪教徒數量眾多。
Plenty of room at the Hotel California.
Any time of year (Any time of year), You can find it here.
形容這個邪教據點的強固與便利。
龍貓齋🔄中正劉青雲
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz.
邪教女祭司詐騙教徒財物,購置珠寶豪車。
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends.
名為男寵,實際是奪舍人體的邪神眷族。
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
邪教在酒店庭院裡進行儀式,高潮環節就是利用致幻劑使信徒不由自主地狂舞。
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget.
有些舞步是儀式本身,有些則純粹是致幻劑的效果。
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So I called up the Captain, 「Please bring me my wine.」
調查員已經感覺不對,想來點正常的烈酒壓壓驚。
He said, 「We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.」
但是領班卻說出了真相:從1969以後,酒店裡的人靈魂遲早都會被獻祭給邪神。
And still those voices are calling from far away, wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say...
邪教徒們的歌詠依然無處不在,直至深夜。
龍貓齋🔄中正劉青雲
Welcome to the Hotel California.
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place), Such a lovely face.
還是一樣,形容邪教徒數量眾多、據點美好。
They livin' it up at the Hotel California.
靈魂被獻祭的教徒們都以為自己身處天堂而狂喜。
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), Bring your alibis.
教徒們為各種原因而加入,又自己編織一堆藉口說服自己留下來。
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Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice.
進行最終儀式的密室佈滿鏡面,當然還有更強效的迷幻藥。
And she said 「We are all just prisoners here, of our own device. 」
女祭司告訴調查員:我們都是自己手段的俘虜。不是我們找上你,而是你找上了我們。
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And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast.
高階教徒們齊集於密室中進行最終儀式,但這回玩脫了。
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast.
他們用刀企圖捅死犧牲者,但對方已經被邪神轉化成不死的異界生物,企圖毀滅周邊一切。
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Last thing I remember, I was running for the door.
調查員被嚇得魂飛魄散,本能性地找出口。
I had to find the passage back, to the place I was before.
調查員想回到原本的世界,脫離邪教與邪神的掌握。
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「Relax,」said the night man,「We are programmed to receive.」
夜班櫃臺說自己的職責就是接待這些新入者,當然想逃跑的新入者也見多了。。
「You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave!」
你隨時都可以退出教團,但是不可能逃出邪神掌握的!
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