At one point, people "gather for the feast", where "they [*] stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast."
The album named after this song was the first of its group without Bernie Leadon, and includes tracks like "Pretty Maids All In a Row"; the song's band claims it is an allegory for rampant hedonism and the "dark underbelly of the American dream". At one point, people "gather for the feast", where "they [*] stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast." The lead singer requests the Captain to "please bring him [his] wine"; he responds, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969." About a place "on a dark desert highway" where "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave," for 10 points, name this Eagles song.
The album named after this song was the first of its group without Bernie Leadon, and includes tracks like "Pretty Maids All
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