I think this song is about gambling addiction. There are obvious allusions to gambling. "a wheel in prepetual motion" could be a roulette wheel. "Thers's a sign in the desert that lies to the west, where you can't tell the night from the sunrise" I think that is directly referring to Vegas.
The overall impact of the song is that if you depend on gambling, eventually your going to get burned. And "not all the Kings horses and all the King's men" can prevent your demise.
Anomaly57 I think you are probably right. When I first heard this song, I was in somewhat of a dark place in my youth, so I thought it meant something else entirely, but given the cover of the album (the cards) and the metaphor of poker, cards, throughout the entire album - I love most of the songs on the whole album- but I found it to mean a lone traveler who is somewhat lost, and the "turn of a friendly card" to me, was a metaphor for fate, good luck, good karma, or being in the right place at...
Anomaly57 I think you are probably right. When I first heard this song, I was in somewhat of a dark place in my youth, so I thought it meant something else entirely, but given the cover of the album (the cards) and the metaphor of poker, cards, throughout the entire album - I love most of the songs on the whole album- but I found it to mean a lone traveler who is somewhat lost, and the "turn of a friendly card" to me, was a metaphor for fate, good luck, good karma, or being in the right place at the right time. One great thing about these lyrics - so open to interpretation, but I think the "gambling" thing is the more obvious one, which fits it a little better, but I still feel it could also be applied to what I originally felt it was. Thanks for sharing.
I think this song is about gambling addiction. There are obvious allusions to gambling. "a wheel in prepetual motion" could be a roulette wheel. "Thers's a sign in the desert that lies to the west, where you can't tell the night from the sunrise" I think that is directly referring to Vegas. The overall impact of the song is that if you depend on gambling, eventually your going to get burned. And "not all the Kings horses and all the King's men" can prevent your demise.
Anomaly57 I think you are probably right. When I first heard this song, I was in somewhat of a dark place in my youth, so I thought it meant something else entirely, but given the cover of the album (the cards) and the metaphor of poker, cards, throughout the entire album - I love most of the songs on the whole album- but I found it to mean a lone traveler who is somewhat lost, and the "turn of a friendly card" to me, was a metaphor for fate, good luck, good karma, or being in the right place at...
Anomaly57 I think you are probably right. When I first heard this song, I was in somewhat of a dark place in my youth, so I thought it meant something else entirely, but given the cover of the album (the cards) and the metaphor of poker, cards, throughout the entire album - I love most of the songs on the whole album- but I found it to mean a lone traveler who is somewhat lost, and the "turn of a friendly card" to me, was a metaphor for fate, good luck, good karma, or being in the right place at the right time. One great thing about these lyrics - so open to interpretation, but I think the "gambling" thing is the more obvious one, which fits it a little better, but I still feel it could also be applied to what I originally felt it was. Thanks for sharing.