Discover the story of the song > Lonely Hearts Los Angeles – Allman Brown

The protagonist is in a hotel room in Los Angeles, feeling lonely. He can hear couples fighting through the walls and the TV playing in the background. He is feeling both overwhelmed by noise and a deep sense of silence. He mentions paying a lot of money for a drink from the minibar and feeling disappointed that he can't see any stars in the sky. He feels like a stranger in this strange town and believes he will be forgotten when the hotel staff comes to clean the room. The chorus expresses his state of wakefulness and how his thoughts are spinning like a moon in the cosmos. He is waiting for his mind to go black, possibly referring to falling asleep. He then mentions the Lonely Hearts, people who have travelled far to drink in bars where no one knows their names. The night belongs to them and they share their stories and spirits dance in their eyes. Despite the feeling of loneliness, the protagonist raises his glass and curses the devil, and even though he can hear someone laughing, he continues to drink deeply anyway. The song ends with repeating lines of the protagonist laughing and drinking deep, regardless of the loneliness and despair he feels.