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Alice Down the Rabbit Hole
With enlightenment, not inhalation, drawn
from Jefferson Airplane's (Starship) 'White Rabbit.'
written by Grace Slick
Don't be suckered into that fairytale
with the Cheshire Cat's grin and tail
He'll lure you in and leave you frail
To weep and wail To weep and wail
If you're in the Red Queen's palace
Don't sip from a golden chalice
Her evil thoughts reek of malice
Go ask Alice Go ask Alice
Don't chase white rabbits down a hole
Deep descent will devour your soul
It's time to wake and take control
Don't pay the toll Don't pay the toll
I seriously warned to Go Ask Alice, exactly what you'd find
down a rabbit hole. I said its depth would devour your soul
If you ignore this advice, your life will be cursedly confined
You can't break free of the warden's warren. He's in control
Another prisoner of addiction, like those in a California hotel
that alluring house with a thousand mirrored-ceiling rooms
You can sign in, but you can't leave; you'll be captive of a spell
Ask Alice. She's trippin' down the hole, smokin' her shrooms
If you continue your journey down that dark desert highway
You'll be greeted with pink champagne when you first arrive
then taken into a dark maze inside. If you're invited to stay
kill the beast and you'll be released, if you want to survive
Lewis Carroll's tale is a fable; a dark satire written in allegory
"How long is forever, Rabbit?" was the question, just for fun
Alice answered on the run, "Sometimes it's just one second."
Profound that those words reveal the bitter moral of the story -
You can't tell seconds from years, once the hare has beckoned
Copyright ©
Lin Lane
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