Pink Rabbits

The National · Trouble Will Find Me [2013]

I couldn't find quiet, I went out in the rain

I was just soaking my head to unrattle my brain

Somebody said you disappeared in a crowd

I didn't understand then, I don't understand now



Am I the one you think about

when you're sitting in your fainting chair drinking pink rabbits?

Am I the one you think about

when you're sitting in your fainting chair drinking pink rabbits?



And everybody was gone

You were staring down the street 'cause you were trying not to crack up



It wasn't like a rain, it was more like a sea

I didn't ask for this pain, it just came over me

I love a storm but I don't love lightning

All the waters coming up so fast it's frightening



Am I the one you think about

when you're sitting in your fainting chair drinking pink rabbits?

Am I the one you think about

when you're sitting in your fainting chair drinking pink rabbits?



And everybody was gone

I was staring down the street 'cause I was trying not to crack



I was solid gold

I was in the fight

I was coming back from what seemed like a ruin

I couldn't see you coming so far

I just turn around and there you are



I'm so surprised you wanna dance with me now

I was just getting used to living life without you around

I'm so surprised you wanna dance with me now

You always said I held you way too high off the ground



You didn't see me I was falling apart

I was a white girl in a crowd of white girls in the park

You didn't see me I was falling apart

I was a television version of a person with a broken heart



You didn't see me I was falling apart

I was a white girl in a crowd of white girls in the park

You didn't see me I was falling apart

I was a television version of a person with a broken heart



And everybody was gone

You were staring down the street 'cause you were trying not to crack up

Bona Drag was still on

Now I only think about Los Angeles when the sound kicks out

Now I only think about Los Angeles when the sound kicks out



You said it would be painless

A needle in a doll

You said it would be painless

It wasn't that at all



You said it would be painless

A needle in a doll

You said it would be painless

It wasn't that at all (When the sound kicks out)



You said it would be painless

A needle in a doll (When the sound kicks out)

You said it would be painless

It wasn't that at all

Pink Rabbits

The National's "Pink Rabbits" serves as a haunting centerpiece on their 2013 album *Trouble Will Find Me*. Recorded in the band's signature indie-rock style, the track features Matt Berninger's distinctive vocal delivery layered over atmospheric instrumentation. Released during a period where the group refined their sound following the success of *High Violet*, the song reflects the band's continued exploration of melancholic themes and introspective storytelling. Its inclusion on the album solidified its place in their discography as a defining track of their later work, capturing the emotional weight characteristic of their catalog.