The song title is taken from the name of a previous solo experimental album of front man Jim Adkins called Go Big Casino. Some Go Big Casino songs have later appeared on Jimmy Eat World albums, including "Hear You Me," "My Sundown" and from their Chase This Light album, "Carry You."
Jim Adkins comments on this song on flaglive.com:
"It is basically a loser's anthem. I picture a burnt out musician who
moved to Vegas to work, but is holding on to the dream of a life that
just gets farther away. The song is basically that character sitting
down and telling an up-and-coming rocker 'how it is.'"
The music video was shot at the Las Vegas Neon Museum Boneyard
in a single day (with a return for pickups at night), featuring the band
playing among the yard's old billboards and casino neon signs. While
the band plays during parts of the verses Jim Adkins is seen walking
around parts of the yard dragging his guitar with him. As the video
progresses it switches between night and day, with many of the
billboards and signs being lit up, with the moon also in view.
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