文 胡卓明
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On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair在黑暗的沙漠高速公路上，凉风吹动头发Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air大麻暖暖的气味弥散在空气中。
音乐声不断飘进我的双耳。衍之把法式面包撕扯开来，一块块的泡进牛奶里。
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light在遥远的前方，我看见闪烁的灯火My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night我的头开始发沉，视线开始模糊，我必须停车过夜
我把煮好的咖啡倒在滤纸上。棕黑色晕开了来。充斥着烟草香气的声音，需要一杯咖啡来把情绪带动！
There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell她站在门厅，神圣的钟声隐约可And I was thinking to myself,‘This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'我心想：“这儿也许是天堂，也许是地狱”
独自驾车奔驰在黑夜笼罩的高速公路上。疲惫不堪的身体，视线已开始模糊。好似看见看见古堡里的女仆整向我招手，我不知这里是天堂还是地狱。高大哥从微信上传过这首歌。衍之循环播放着这首歌的三个版本。曲调有娓娓道来之感，高潮在最后一段吉他对标之处。几个老男人丝毫没有，历尽沧桑后的儒雅和随适。反而越来越嗨。有大麻味，有哈雷摩托的轰鸣声，更有皮夹克加身。
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way接着她点燃蜡烛为我引路There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say... 走廊上时不时我听到他们说的是……Welcome to the Hotel California欢迎光临加州旅馆Such a lovely place, such a lovely face这么美妙的地方，这么美丽的面容Plenty of room at the Hotel California加州旅馆有充裕的客房Any time of year, you can find it here 一年四季，随时入住
随着那一点火光进入了这座旅馆。欢迎光临，身材曼妙的女郎向我鞠躬。她们跟我说一年四季，欢迎随时入住。
衍之为我朗读了一般歌词。又撕扯了两片面包泡进了牛奶。把这首歌分享上了朋友圈。
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends 她的思想被珠光宝气扭曲，因豪华轿车变形She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends 她有很多很多帅哥，她都称朋友How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.他们当院翩翩起舞，夏日的香汗淋漓Some dance to remember, some dance to forget起舞或为回忆，起舞或为忘却
这里每天都有身着晚礼服，佩戴着闪亮珠宝的妙龄女郎，她们偏偏起舞，和男人们调起了情。
又有几个单音在节拍器的强弱里挤了出来。清脆，直接。我把牛奶倒进咖啡里，一丝奶油白在棕黑色里边的模糊。我用银制的小勺打破了这一切。
So I called up the Captain,‘Please bring me my wine’于是我叫来领班，“请给我来点酒”He said,‘We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine’他说：“自从1969年之后我们再没有烈性酒了
“我要一杯苦艾酒，”“先生我们从1969年后以再没有烈性酒啦！”
绿色的骷髅头是要杀死我，还是要我重生！而现在我却再也看不见他了。
And still those voices are calling from far away,还是走廊听来的那些话语从远处传来Wake you up in the middle of the night将你从午夜的睡梦中唤醒，他们说Welcome to the Hotel California欢迎光临加州旅馆Such a lovely place, such a lovely face这么美妙的地方，这么美丽的面容They're livin' it up at the Hotel California他们在加州旅馆纵情欢乐What a nice surprise, bring your alibi 多么美妙的惊喜，找个借口来吧Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice天花板上镶着镜子，冰块里粉色的香槟And she said‘We are all just prisoners here, of our own device’她说：“我们都只不过是自己设下牢笼中的囚徒”
又有人进来了，粉红甜腻的香槟不能平复我内心的躁动。我内心的野兽不断在撕扯着我。好像要冲破牢笼冲出来。
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast而在总经理的客厅，他们正聚享盛筵They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast他们钢刀齐下，却杀不掉那只野兽
经理们钢刀齐下，却杀不掉那只野兽。
衍之又打开了朋友圈看了看说，点赞的清一色的老男人，而且画画的居多。
我说看来“一块红布”很难蒙住他们的天。对自己的姑娘说“我想要回到老地方，我想要走在老路上，这时我才知离不开你，噢，姑娘！
我就要回到老地方，我就要走在老路上，我明知我已离不开你，噢，姑娘！”
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door我记得的最后一件事是我奔向大门I had to find the passage back to the place I was before我必须找到通往从前所在的出路
‘Relax,’said the night man,‘We are programmed to receive.执宿人说：“别紧张，我们只有迎客计划。You can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave!’你可以随时结帐，但你永远无法离开。”
我又对衍之说“不知你能不能从姑娘的温柔乡里，走到老路上。”
这一顿早餐有些咖啡的苦涩，有牛奶的甜腻。有烟草飘香，有《加州旅馆》
不知能否杀死那只被释放了的野兽。不知是否能从甜腻的温柔中，从紫醉金迷的舞会里走到老路上。
只是老板说：“你可以随时结帐，但你永远无法离开。”