Hotel Room

## Song by Calum Scott

"**Hotel Room**" is a song by Calum Scott, released as the eleventh and final track from his debut studio album, *Only Human* (2018). He told *Gay Times*, "It's about me falling in love with this straight guy who, after seeing all the signs and thinking this is really going to work, he goes 'Oh, I'm not gay' after I made a pass at him".

## Background

He described the track being thematically similar to "Dancing on My Own," where it's "rejection but from somebody who's not even gay". He added, "When I played 'Hotel Room' to the guy who's broken my heart, he cried. I think it's because music really moves people but when it's written about you, it's even more personal".

## Credits and personnel

* Bill Zimmerman – mixing assistance
* Byrony James – cello
* Calum Scott – vocals, composition
* Camilla Pay – harp
* Corey Sanders – composition
* Dan Ewin – record engineering assistance
* Emma Owens, Nick Ban – viola
* Fraser T. Smith – producer
* Jamie Scott – composition
* Manon Grandjean – recording engineer
* Natalia Bonner, Sally Jackson, Jenny Sacha, Eleanor Mathieson, Debbie Widdup, Anna Croad, Patrick Kiernan, Stephen Morris – violin
* Phil Tan – mixing
* Richard Pryce – double bass
* Rosie Danvers – cello, string arranger
* Rueben James – piano

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

What's on your mind?

'Cause I've been thinking 'bout last night

What's the time?

Feels like I've sat here all my life

[Pre-Chorus]

Your ship rolls in, I'm here waiting

I don't know why, I'm paralysed

Oh, what I'd do to be with you

Oh, what I'd give

[Chorus]

To hear you say that "I love you"

But say it the way I do

There's nowhere to run tonight

It's just you and I in this hotel room

And say that "I miss you"

But say it the way I do

There's nowhere to hide tonight

My eyes can't lie, the way I feel for you

Just give me a moment, it's all I ask of you

While I'm dying in this hotel room

[Verse 2]

Couldn't work out why you gave me all those signs

So tell me now before I lose my mind

[Pre-Chorus]

Your ship sails in, I am waiting

You stand close by, and watch me cry

Oh, what I'd do to be with you

Oh, what I'd give

[Chorus]

To hear you say that "I love you"

But say it the way I do

There's nowhere to run tonight

It's just you and I in this hotel room

And say that 'I miss you'

But say it the way I do

There's nowhere to hide tonight

My eyes can't lie, the way I feel for you

Just give me a moment, it's all I ask of you

While I'm dying in this hotel room

[Bridge]

Hold out your hand

Give me a light in the dark

You know that I'm broken

Don't leave me here broken

[Chorus]

To hear you say that "I love you"

But hear it the way I do

There's nowhere to run tonight

It's just you and I in this hotel room

And say that "I miss you"

But say it the way I do

There's nowhere to hide tonight

My eyes can't lie, the way I feel for you

Just give me a moment, it's all I ask of you

Oh, give me a moment, it's all I ask of you

While I'm dying in this hotel room

## References

1. ↑ Corner, Lewis (7 May 2018). "Calum Scott interview: “I had a lot of troubles with my sexuality growing up”". *Gay Times*.
2. ↑ Willis, Mark (22 April 2018). "Exclusive Interview: Calum Scott discusses his debut album 'Only Human'". *CelebMix*.