Here's another theory: the song is making references to the book Last Call by Tim Powers. "Happytown": a shining city in endless summer; where else but Las Vegas? And you'll find the book contains ample material about the Fisher King, gods, Arthurian legend, even El Caminos. Some other parts also stand out, such as the use of the word "trips", which is poker lingo...over all, if the song is not in fact based on Last Call, it at least bears a striking similarity to it. Oh, and read the book. It's great.
Here's another theory: the song is making references to the book Last Call by Tim Powers. "Happytown": a shining city in endless summer; where else but Las Vegas? And you'll find the book contains ample material about the Fisher King, gods, Arthurian legend, even El Caminos. Some other parts also stand out, such as the use of the word "trips", which is poker lingo...over all, if the song is not in fact based on Last Call, it at least bears a striking similarity to it. Oh, and read the book. It's great.