Hotel California

Hello,

I need advice to translate "Hotel California;
I will ask questions after the lyrics of the song.

"Hotel California"

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
"This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (Any time of year)
You can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

So I called up the Captain,
"Please bring me my wine"
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine"
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say...

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast

Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
"Relax, " said the night man,
"We are programmed to receive.
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave! "


1) 5th Paragraph : "They livin' it up at the Hotel California" (I think the verb 'are' is implied, am I wrong?)

A French English teacher told me that this sentence was meaning "They are having their wedding night at the Hotel california" but I was not convinced by this translation.
Could it not have a better translation?
Could the meaning be : "They are living good life" , "they are making feast(party)" or in the context of the song "They are taking a lot of drug"?

2) 5th para. : "Bring your alibis"

How can we explain this sentence? Which kind of alibis does it speak about?

3) 6th para. : "The pink champagne on ice"

Does this sentence speaks only about the colour of the champagne served on ice or has it a hidden meaning?
Usually, the champagne is not drunk with ice.


4) 6th para. : "But they just can't kill the beast"

What does 'beast' represent here? Could it be 'drug addiction'?


5) Last para. : "We are programmed to receive"

What does this mean in the context of the song?


6) Last para. : "You can check-out any time you like"

Usually, 'check-out' means 'pay' but what does it mean here?


7) Last para. : "But you can never leave"

Does this ligne means that "but you can never overcome drug addiction"?


Have a good day.
Thank you.