I once found an interview with Brandon Flowers where he was talking about his work in the casinos in Los Vegas. The way he described it was he remembered looking and working underneath the "neon lights."
So I think this song might be about gambling addiction. Between the images of the streets plated with gold (promise of fortune), the venom in the veins (addiction), and finally the realization that you are not winning money (the rising tide).
I once found an interview with Brandon Flowers where he was talking about his work in the casinos in Los Vegas. The way he described it was he remembered looking and working underneath the "neon lights."
So I think this song might be about gambling addiction. Between the images of the streets plated with gold (promise of fortune), the venom in the veins (addiction), and finally the realization that you are not winning money (the rising tide).
Just a thought and some input.