On a dark forest highway, cool wind in my hair
Slight smell of human blood rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night

There she stood in the doorway, I heard a ringing bell
And I was thinking to myself, this could be heaven or this could be hell
Then she stripped to her undies and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor, thought I heard them say

"Welcome to the Hotel Hiroshima"
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
There's plenty of room at the Hotel Hiroshima
Any time of year, you can find it here

Her mind is totally twisted, she got laid in her mid-tens
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, who she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

So I said to the captain, "Please show me the dive"
He said, "We haven't had any spirits here since 1945"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say

"Welcome to the Hotel Hiroshima"
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
They're livin' it up at the Hotel Hiroshima
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis

Pin-ups on the ceiling, the LSD bonfires
And she said, "We are all just prisoners here of our own desires"
On the dark horizon, it came out of the east
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the Beast

The last thing I remember, I was runnin' for the door
I had to find the right way back to the place I was before
"Relax," said the armed guard, "we are ordered to receive
You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"