White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane · Flight Log 1966-1976 [2011]
And one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you
Don't do anything at all
Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall
And if you go chasing rabbits
And you know you're going to fall
Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar
Has given you the call
To call Alice, when she was just small
When the men on the chessboard get up
And tell you where to go
And you've just had some kind of mushroom
And your mind is moving low
Go ask Alice, I think she'll know
When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead
And the white knight is talking backwards
And the red queen's off with her head
Remember what the dormouse said
"Feed your head, feed your head"
White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" stands as a cornerstone of the 1960s counterculture, blending psychedelic rock with a narrative steeped in the era's fascination with the psychedelic novel *The Further Adventures of Harry Lime*. Released on the band's 2011 compilation album, the track captures the group's evolution from folk-rock to a more experimental sound, driven by Grace Slick's distinctive vocals and the band's use of feedback and distortion. The song's lyrics, referencing the fictional drug "White Rabbit," became an iconic symbol of the Summer of Love and the broader cultural shift toward mind expansion and social experimentation. As a defining recording of the period, it exemplifies the genre's ability to merge poetic storytelling with sonic innovation, influencing countless subsequent artists in the psychedelic and alternative rock movements.