I realized that Hotel California, arguably considered one of if not the greatest rock song ever written and recorded, is a bold ode to addiction.

I still love the song, but I do see it in a different light. Knowing about what The Eagles were known for and who they were, it makes a lot of sense that their ultimate masterpiece was a sort of exploration of what it means to be addicted to something. The hotel being the system that ultimately enables addiction for so many. Maybe subconsciously I filtered the signs out to focus on enjoying the melody, composition, guitar work itself. I'll never fully understand the kind of ambition that it takes to write a song like that because of its subject, but I can understand the desire to want to express those feelings to the world if you feel the most important people in your life aren't really listening to you.