This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Bright light city gonna set my soul
It's gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn
So get those stakes up high
There's a thousand pretty women waiting out there
They're all waiting, the devil may care
And I'm just the devil with love to spare, so
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
How I wish that there were more
Than the twenty-four hours in the day
Even if I ran out of speed
Boy, I wouldn't sleep a minute of the way
Oh, that blackjack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune might be lost on every deal
All you need is sonar and nerves of steel, so
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Where the neon signs flash your name
The one-arm bandits cash in
All those hopes down the drain
Viva Las Vegas
Turning day into nighttime
Turning night into daytime
If you see it once
You'll never be the same again
Gotta keep on running
Gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If I wind up broke
Then I'll always remember that
I had a swingin' time
Ooh, I'm gonna give it everything I've got
Lady Luck's with me, the dice stay hot
Gotta coke up my nose to dry away the snot, so
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva, viva Las Vegas, whee!
It's gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn
So get those stakes up high
There's a thousand pretty women waiting out there
They're all waiting, the devil may care
And I'm just the devil with love to spare, so
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
How I wish that there were more
Than the twenty-four hours in the day
Even if I ran out of speed
Boy, I wouldn't sleep a minute of the way
Oh, that blackjack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune might be lost on every deal
All you need is sonar and nerves of steel, so
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Where the neon signs flash your name
The one-arm bandits cash in
All those hopes down the drain
Viva Las Vegas
Turning day into nighttime
Turning night into daytime
If you see it once
You'll never be the same again
Gotta keep on running
Gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If I wind up broke
Then I'll always remember that
I had a swingin' time
Ooh, I'm gonna give it everything I've got
Lady Luck's with me, the dice stay hot
Gotta coke up my nose to dry away the snot, so
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva, viva Las Vegas, whee!
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