Gram Parsons – Sin City

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This old town is filled with sin
It will swallow you in
If you've got some money to burn
Take it home right away
You've got three years to pay
But Satan is waiting his turn
The scientists say
It will all wash away
But we don't believe any more
Cause we've got our recruits
And our green mohair suits
So please show your I.D. at the door
This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house
It seems like this whole town's insane
On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain

A friend came around
Tried to clean up this town
His ideas made some people mad
But he trusted his crowd
So he spoke right out loud
And they lost the best friend they had
This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house
It seems like this whole town's insane
On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain
On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain

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Track duration: 05:20

"Sin City" as written by Joseph Iii Young, Cydel Charles Young, Malik Yusef El Shabbaz Jones, Travis Scott, Teyana Meshay Taylor, Che Smith

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:Wasn't this about some record company executive in LA?

    Great imagery, just terrific.

    And play it with Las Vegas "No place for a poor boy like me".
    Flag Durangoon May 11, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Wasn't this about some record company executive in LA?

    Great imagery, just terrific.

    And play it with Las Vegas "No place for a poor boy like me".
    Flag Durangoon May 11, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:this song is mentioned as playing on the radio in a Philip K. Dick book, I think it's A Scanner Darkly. I'll try to remember the passage and reproduce it here.

    Anyway, nice hippie apocalyptic mood here.
    Flag orphan_yachtson March 06, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This song may be thought to be about Las Vegas, but it's not. It's about L.A. What gives it away is the mention of the earthquakes. I think that the first verse suggests gambling, but it could be more complex. I'm not sure who the friend who came around was. I used to think it could be mario savio but i'm not sure. it could also be about martin luther king jr, but i don't think so.
    Flag gulfman_74on December 14, 2006   Link

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