Land they call Istaria (Hotel California)
On a dark network highway
Wind cooled by the air
Warm smell of electrons
Rising up to my chair
Up ahead on the P.C.
I saw the hard drive light
My heart grew heavy, and my hopes grew dim
I had to go for a flight
There they stood at the gateway
I heard the raindrops fell
And I was thinking to myself
This could be Harro or this could be Hell
Then they lit up a sunscope
And they showed me the way
There was moaning down the roadway
I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the land they call Istaria
Such a blighted place
Such a blighted place (background)
Such a blighted face
Plenty of nodes in the land they call Istaria
In your cargo gear
In your cargo gear (background)
You can find it here
You can find it here
Their mind is Nadia twisted
They’ve got the gold they can spend
They’ve got a lot of pretty, pretty toys
That they can vend
How they dance at Bristugo
Sweet virtual sweat
Some dance to remember
Some dance to forget
So I flew up the mountain
Just to get me my fix
They said
We haven't had that patch day here since 2006
And still those friendships are calling from far away
Log you on in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say
Welcome to the land they call Istaria
Such a blighted Place
Such a blighted Place (background)
Such a blighted face
They're logging into the Land they call Istaria
Where it’s very hard
Where it’s very hard (background)
To use your Credit Card
Promises that were broken
Listened to all the lies
And they said
We are all just waiting here
For the game’s demise
And in the dragon’s chambers
They gathered in their homes
They stare out with their steely eyes
But they just can't kill the gnomes
Last thing I remember
I was logging off the game
I had to find the CD ROM, to send it back where it came
Checked the lights on the modem
Cancellations, we were naive
You can log out any time you like
But you can never leave
Welcome to the land they call Istaria
Such a blighted Place
Such a blighted Place (background)
Such a blighted face
They're logging into the Land they call Istaria
Where it’s very hard
Where it’s very hard (background)
To stop using your card
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