Now this could just as easily be a song about John getting a rabbit, but personally I took it to be a reference to a white rabbit; a motif that permeates drug-abuse related music. In an interview John gave to Marc Maron, he says that he believes that his girlfriend that he dated during his heroin and speed days was "stepping on his dose" or limiting his dose. He didn't go into detail, but if he was suspicious of her stepping on his dose, this could have led to fights perhaps. Anyway, the idea of a rabbit as a gift leads to the issues of trying to figure out what it means and him not dealing or interacting with the rabbit in any way and opting for a different drug. If the rabbit is viewed as a drug (say, a metaphor for heroin) the same issues would arise. Why would she send me drugs if she is stepping on my dose? She doesn't want me getting high one minute and she gives me drugs the next and this is all so confusing. I thought it would be genius if he meant the rabbit as a metaphor for drugs because both an actual rabbit as a gift and drugs as a gift will raise the same questions and issues for John, and the use of dexadrine only reaffirms the drug relevance of the song. But again, this could just as easily be a song about John receiving a rabbit. Love the song.
Now this could just as easily be a song about John getting a rabbit, but personally I took it to be a reference to a white rabbit; a motif that permeates drug-abuse related music. In an interview John gave to Marc Maron, he says that he believes that his girlfriend that he dated during his heroin and speed days was "stepping on his dose" or limiting his dose. He didn't go into detail, but if he was suspicious of her stepping on his dose, this could have led to fights perhaps. Anyway, the idea of a rabbit as a gift leads to the issues of trying to figure out what it means and him not dealing or interacting with the rabbit in any way and opting for a different drug. If the rabbit is viewed as a drug (say, a metaphor for heroin) the same issues would arise. Why would she send me drugs if she is stepping on my dose? She doesn't want me getting high one minute and she gives me drugs the next and this is all so confusing. I thought it would be genius if he meant the rabbit as a metaphor for drugs because both an actual rabbit as a gift and drugs as a gift will raise the same questions and issues for John, and the use of dexadrine only reaffirms the drug relevance of the song. But again, this could just as easily be a song about John receiving a rabbit. Love the song.