I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Well, since my baby left me
I found a new place to dwell
It's down at the end of lonely street
At Heartbreak Hotel
You make me so lonely baby
I get so fucking lonely
I get so lonely I could die
And although it's always crowded
You still can find some room
Where broken hearted lovers
Do cry away their gloom
You make me so lonely baby
I get so fucking lonely
I get so lonely I could die
Well, the Bell hop's tears keep flowin'
And the desk clerk's dressed in black
Well they been so long on lonely street
They ain't ever gonna look back
You make me so fucking lonely baby
I get so fucking lonely
I get so lonely I could die
Hey now, if your baby leaves you
And you got a tale to tell
Just take a walk down lonely street
To Heartbreak Hotel
Don't make me cry
Don't make me cry
Don't make me cry
Don't make me cry
Don't make me cry
I found a new place to dwell
It's down at the end of lonely street
At Heartbreak Hotel
You make me so lonely baby
I get so fucking lonely
I get so lonely I could die
And although it's always crowded
You still can find some room
Where broken hearted lovers
Do cry away their gloom
You make me so lonely baby
I get so fucking lonely
I get so lonely I could die
Well, the Bell hop's tears keep flowin'
And the desk clerk's dressed in black
Well they been so long on lonely street
They ain't ever gonna look back
You make me so fucking lonely baby
I get so fucking lonely
I get so lonely I could die
Hey now, if your baby leaves you
And you got a tale to tell
Just take a walk down lonely street
To Heartbreak Hotel
Don't make me cry
Don't make me cry
Don't make me cry
Don't make me cry
Don't make me cry
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This is a fantastic GnR cover that is right up there with Mama Kin and Nice Boys. If you ever find the compilation album (it's called 'Hollywood Rocks!') that has the 1986 demo version, get it. There's a lot of mediocre BS on it, but if you like GnR it's worth it just to get this take on an Elvis classic. The original Hollywood Rose version of "Anything Goes" is on there too.