Thought of you make my heart beat fast
Too soon, and I'm way too attached
You the best that I ever had
This the first time, I hope it lasts
Kind of face that you can't unsee
Kind of love that you can't just leave
Fuck me up, got me up past three
But I love when it's just for me
[Chorus]
She said, "Nice to meet ya, nice to know ya"
And left me at the Hotel California
Don't know what it means, guess I'm a goner
Lost you in the waves, I'm underwater
[Post-Chorus]
Lost you in the waves, I'm underwater
[Verse 2]
Thought of you make my heart beat fast
Too soon, and I'm way too attached
You the best that I ever had
This the first time, I hope that it lasts
[Pre-Chorus]
Just when I think she's right where I want her
Then she goes like a wave to the water, then, ooh
[Chorus]
She said, "Nice to meet ya, nice to know ya"
And left me at the Hotel California
Don't know what it means, guess I'm a goner
Lost you in the waves, I'm underwater
[Post-Chorus]
Lost you in the waves, I'm underwater
Lost you in the waves, I'm underwater
Makna Lagu Hotel California - Joji
Lirik lagu ini menggambarkan perasaan jatuh cinta yang datang terlalu cepat dan terlalu dalam. Sosok "aku" langsung ngerasa terikat secara emosional meski hubungan ini belum jelas arahnya. Sosok "dia" terasa spesial dan susah dilupain dengan cinta yang bikin candu bahkan sampai bikin begadang. Ada harapan besar kalau ini bisa jadi hubungan yang bertahan lama meskipun semuanya terasa terjadi "terlalu cepat".
Bagian chorus nunjukin momen kehilangan yang bikin bingung dan nyesek. Kalimat "nice to meet ya nice to know ya" terasa dingin karena jadi penutup yang tiba tiba. Ungkapan ditinggal di "Hotel California" jadi simbol hubungan singkat tapi membekas dan penuh tanda tanya. Sosok "aku" merasa ditinggal tanpa kejelasan sampai ngerasa "lost you in the waves im underwater" tenggelam dalam perasaan sendiri.
Secara keseluruhan lagu ini relate banget sama cinta yang nggak seimbang. Saat satu pihak sudah jatuh terlalu dalam pihak lain justru pergi dengan santai. Lagu ini nyeritain rasa kehilangan kebingungan dan sakit hati karena berharap lebih pada hubungan yang ternyata cuma singgah sebentar.