According to Paul Banks via Matablog, “the lyrics to ‘Gran Hotel’ tell a story of grief and heartbreak, of a character processing loss.”
[Chorus]
On the streets of Cozumel where my age is slow
The mirror treats my light to a gray refrain
On the streets of Cozumel where the faces glow
I would gladly give my life to be there
[Verse 1]
So close I'm taking notes on my brain
Will you be faithful? Will you be my origin?
I'll leave these obsolete gardens a-burning
'Cause I'll do anything to know you're here again
[Chorus]
On the streets of Cozumel where my age is slow
The mirror treats my light to a gray refrain
On the streets of Cozumel where the faces glow
I would gladly give my life to be there
To be there
[Verse 2]
All that we've got to be is candid and gentle, to be certified
And I've really loved to mentor
Sometimes it's hard to be expansive
Need to free some light to enter, reflections ethereal to render
[Outro]
I see you in everything
I see you in everything
I see you in everything
I'll be there
I see you in everything
I see you in everything
I see you in everything
In my truly vacant heart
I see you in everything
I see you in everything
I see you in everything
I'll be there, I'll be there
I see you in everything
I see you in everything
I would gladly give my life to be there
I'll be there
Gran Hotel was written by Sam Fogarino & Daniel Kessler & Paul Banks.
Gran Hotel was produced by Alan Moulder & Flood.
Interpol released Gran Hotel on Tue Jul 12 2022.
Paul Banks:
We had a chorus going into rehearsals and we had the intro and we had most of the music, but that was it. When we had Daniel’s guitar and we had the drums and it was time for me to deliver the bass, the engineer Richie Kennedy, I think he said it literally as blunt as ‘Do you have anyth...