The long silence in the begining makes me think of a person having a hard time waking up.
"You woke up in the rusted frame
Burned out old Deville
Your legs are shot and they're flushed with pain
But you can't keep them still"
A person was driving drunk and crashed in the middle of nowhere. Their legs are either hurt from the crash, or maybe sore/tired from trying to get away from where they were?
"The sun sets and you're afraid
Of the itching in your skin
You stumble down the boulevard
Of neon encrusted temples"
The "itching in your skin" makes me think that the person wants MORE (alcohol?) even though they just crashed. They exit the car and find themselves in Las Vegas where the buildings are huge and covered in lights. To a drunk person, it probably seems unreal.
"You're looking for the grace of God
In the arms of a fellow stranger
Disciples hand you catalogues of concubines
As you stumble down the boulevard crying 'Hosanna'"
Of course they probably trip and stumble around, and strangers help them up.
There are men on the street handing out flyers for night clubs and strippers.
Crying "Hosanna" is probably the main person saying "Oh my God" in the amazement of never being to Las Vegas before.
"Cameras on the ceiling tile no place for you to hide
It's a hundred seven and you're looking for shade
That no palm tree can provide"
Obviously talking about the security cameras in the casinos.
They can't take shade from a palm tree because they're in a well lit casino. (?)
"But there's a little girl you remember back in Tennessee
You have this reoccuring dream
Where you see her playing hide and seek
With a woman who used to know you very well"
The person is reminiscing back to a simpler time when she was a little girl playing hide and seek with her mother. Maybe she died, or they don't keep in touch anymore. Maybe this is why she's an alcoholic.
"Sunsets and neon lights
Call girls and neon lights
Black jack and lady luck
Cocaine and lady luck
You call upon her on holy knees tonight"
Now the person (revealed to be a girl) has turned to being a call girl who does cocaine. She calls upon "Lady Luck" to change things and make her life better. Maybe "holy knees" means that she's wearing fishnets that have tears in them? Reference to being a call girl?
"Didn't nobody tell you the house will always win?"
I think it means that Las Vegas and its gambling, casinos, alcohol and drugs can turn even the more pure of people into harlots and sinners.
Hosanna is a Hebrew word meaning please save or save now. I think cocaine and lady luck are referring to what u rely on while staying up all night trying to win at the tables. U call upon her on holy knees tonight is a reference to praying to lady luck, and u only pray in these situations, not on a regular basis.
Welcome to Fabulous las Vegas is almost mocking the city, as it's a place that people lose themselves and lives are ruined everyday. Handin catalogs of concubines refers to the men & women who pass out little cards...
Hosanna is a Hebrew word meaning please save or save now. I think cocaine and lady luck are referring to what u rely on while staying up all night trying to win at the tables. U call upon her on holy knees tonight is a reference to praying to lady luck, and u only pray in these situations, not on a regular basis.
Welcome to Fabulous las Vegas is almost mocking the city, as it's a place that people lose themselves and lives are ruined everyday. Handin catalogs of concubines refers to the men & women who pass out little cards with real whores naked pictures and a phone number.
The long silence in the begining makes me think of a person having a hard time waking up.
"You woke up in the rusted frame Burned out old Deville Your legs are shot and they're flushed with pain But you can't keep them still"
A person was driving drunk and crashed in the middle of nowhere. Their legs are either hurt from the crash, or maybe sore/tired from trying to get away from where they were?
"The sun sets and you're afraid Of the itching in your skin You stumble down the boulevard Of neon encrusted temples"
The "itching in your skin" makes me think that the person wants MORE (alcohol?) even though they just crashed. They exit the car and find themselves in Las Vegas where the buildings are huge and covered in lights. To a drunk person, it probably seems unreal.
"You're looking for the grace of God In the arms of a fellow stranger Disciples hand you catalogues of concubines As you stumble down the boulevard crying 'Hosanna'"
Of course they probably trip and stumble around, and strangers help them up. There are men on the street handing out flyers for night clubs and strippers. Crying "Hosanna" is probably the main person saying "Oh my God" in the amazement of never being to Las Vegas before.
"Cameras on the ceiling tile no place for you to hide It's a hundred seven and you're looking for shade That no palm tree can provide"
Obviously talking about the security cameras in the casinos. They can't take shade from a palm tree because they're in a well lit casino. (?)
"But there's a little girl you remember back in Tennessee You have this reoccuring dream Where you see her playing hide and seek With a woman who used to know you very well"
The person is reminiscing back to a simpler time when she was a little girl playing hide and seek with her mother. Maybe she died, or they don't keep in touch anymore. Maybe this is why she's an alcoholic.
"Sunsets and neon lights Call girls and neon lights Black jack and lady luck Cocaine and lady luck You call upon her on holy knees tonight"
Now the person (revealed to be a girl) has turned to being a call girl who does cocaine. She calls upon "Lady Luck" to change things and make her life better. Maybe "holy knees" means that she's wearing fishnets that have tears in them? Reference to being a call girl?
"Didn't nobody tell you the house will always win?"
I think it means that Las Vegas and its gambling, casinos, alcohol and drugs can turn even the more pure of people into harlots and sinners.
Hosanna is a Hebrew word meaning please save or save now. I think cocaine and lady luck are referring to what u rely on while staying up all night trying to win at the tables. U call upon her on holy knees tonight is a reference to praying to lady luck, and u only pray in these situations, not on a regular basis. Welcome to Fabulous las Vegas is almost mocking the city, as it's a place that people lose themselves and lives are ruined everyday. Handin catalogs of concubines refers to the men & women who pass out little cards...
Hosanna is a Hebrew word meaning please save or save now. I think cocaine and lady luck are referring to what u rely on while staying up all night trying to win at the tables. U call upon her on holy knees tonight is a reference to praying to lady luck, and u only pray in these situations, not on a regular basis. Welcome to Fabulous las Vegas is almost mocking the city, as it's a place that people lose themselves and lives are ruined everyday. Handin catalogs of concubines refers to the men & women who pass out little cards with real whores naked pictures and a phone number.