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Hell's Hotel

from boys will be boys by alex & the people

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lyrics

[Verse 1]
An ambulance pulls up to a glass house
Where a medic finds Mickey with Minnie Mouse
Next to ghost of Lincoln who doesn't have a pulse
Miss Liberty cries in the corner

[Verse 2]
Sharp headed men move in with the sheikh
With delusions of grandeur they take their seat
Next to Bonnie the Thief who swindles so sweet
For the kings in suits with gold watches

[Chorus]
I was dreamin' in the lobby but woke up in hell
Tried to escape this nightmare spell
But the devil laughed and said
"There ain't no leaving my hotel
My hotel
Hell's Hotel"

[Verse 3]
They're singin' the blues from the bayou on down
Cuz the science man was replaced with the class clown
Who says, "you'll be fine, water can't make you drown"
While stuffing more green in his pockets

[Verse 4]
The news came on with an urgent report
Forget your jobs and savings, John Smith's going to build a fort
Walls made of gold and jewels of sorts
To protect from our greedy neighbors

[Chorus]
I was dreamin' in the lobby but woke up in hell
Tried to escape this nightmare spell
But the devil laughed and said
"There ain't no leaving my hotel
My hotel
Hell's Hotel"

[Verse 5]
The Head of the Schools came in with a bang
Tore down the flag, Hail the Queen she sang
Then taught history of plunder through Emmanuel's gang
But no one could understand her Russian

[Verse 6]
The sheriff's in town waging war on the poor
For stealing his job selling guns at the toy store
While the chiefs protect their last four acres or so
From a species of invasive monkeys

[Chorus]
"So, listen here, kid, I'm doing fine in hell
Ain't no escaping this nightmare spell
Cuz I'm the goddamn devil
And their ain't no leaving my hotel
My hotel
Hell's Hotel"

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from boys will be boys, released April 25, 2020

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alex & the people Boston, Massachusetts

A son of immigrants who fled at midnight saving money under bathroom tiles. Given new life from strangers turned family and late nights cleaning hospital floors. We question, we push, we wrestle. We're stubborn and proud like the wrinkles on Yiayia's cheeks, but we soften and change. Culture runs deep, sorrow runs deep, love runs deep-brandy into the fire, a violin cries while the gypsies weep... ... more

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