The song is about death, first verse might sum up the entire song.
I hope that you like it in your little motel
I hope that the suite sleeps and suits you well
I can see it as time and sights through smells
That's why it's nice to be by yourself
The motel itself is a coffin. Someone the story teller loves has recently died in some way, either figuratively or literally. He sees to the best of his ability that his loved one is allowed to go in peace. He isn't bitter or depressed but hopeful. He reminisces about times spent together with his deceased; memories are also triggered by familiar smells. He leaves the little motel neither content nor rueful. Maybe with a sense of helplessness about his own mortality.
The song is about death, first verse might sum up the entire song.
I hope that you like it in your little motel I hope that the suite sleeps and suits you well I can see it as time and sights through smells That's why it's nice to be by yourself
The motel itself is a coffin. Someone the story teller loves has recently died in some way, either figuratively or literally. He sees to the best of his ability that his loved one is allowed to go in peace. He isn't bitter or depressed but hopeful. He reminisces about times spent together with his deceased; memories are also triggered by familiar smells. He leaves the little motel neither content nor rueful. Maybe with a sense of helplessness about his own mortality.