Emma began writing her own music April of 2002 and began performing her own… Read Full Bio ↴Emma began writing her own music April of 2002 and began performing her own compositions outside the safety of her home in June and has toured around central Florida monthly since then. In the middle of her central Florida tour, she visited California and back after cutting an EP with producer/sound engineer Dan Garcia. After playing everywhere from beach side coffee shops to the Florida Music Festival (where a reviewer described her gig as one of the "most impressive acts of the night"), she decided to try her hand at the West Coast and moved to Los Angeles in September 2004. She has since then moved back to Florida and gotten gigs at several cafes and looks forward to having even more fun playing at different venues.

Rabbit Hole
Emma Wallace Lyrics

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I give myself very good advice
But I very seldom take it
I give myself my most solemn word
But I fear I often break it

I don't know why it's so hard for me
To behave the way I should be
My mind says I am not listening

La la la la la

I make myself very lofty goals
But I very seldom keep them
And as for rewards for self control
Well, I fear I rarely reap them

It's all very well, but I stop to think
It all goes to hell when I'm on the brink
My mind says I am not listening
La la la la la

And all that advice, I've heard it before
I should be nice, reserved and demure
And if I should hear a knock on the door
I should check twice, just to be sure
And if there's a rabbit hole in the floor
I should stay put, and not go explore

But my mind says I am not listening
La la la la la la la la la la
I am not listening
La la la la la la la la la la

I am not listening
La la la la la

Overall Meaning

The song "Rabbit Hole" by Emma Wallace is a deeply reflective piece that mainly talks about the struggles of heeding to one's own advice or holding on to one's New Year's resolutions. The first verse states, "I give myself very good advice, But I very seldom take it" and "I make myself very lofty goals, but I very seldom keep them." This clearly highlights Wallace's struggle of knowing exactly what she needs to do but finding it hard to accomplish that.

In the second verse, she acknowledges that she has heard good advice before, but it is challenging to listen and act on it. The line "My mind says I am not listening" is repeated throughout the song, implying that internal conflicts and distractions are preventing her from following through with her plans.

Towards the end of the song, Wallace uses a metaphor of a rabbit hole to represent the unknown future, wherein if she must encounter it, she should remain cautious and avoid risking herself. However, the final line repeats, "My mind says I am not listening", indicating that she may choose to disregard such caution and delve into the unknown despite the potential consequences.

Overall, "Rabbit Hole" is a song that presents the artist wrestling with personal disappointment and difficulty in following through with life's challenges. The song expresses the struggle to align thoughts and actions, and the contradictory nature of human beings.

Line by Line Meaning

I give myself very good advice
I know what I should do

But I very seldom take it
But I don't often do it

I give myself my most solemn word
I make a promise to myself

But I fear I often break it
But I often don't keep it

I don't know why it's so hard for me
I don't know why it's difficult for me

To behave the way I should be
To act in the way I know I should

My mind says I am not listening
I don't pay attention to what I tell myself

I make myself very lofty goals
I set very high standards for myself

But I very seldom keep them
But I don't often fulfill them

And as for rewards for self control
And as for the benefits of having self-discipline

Well, I fear I rarely reap them
I often don't get them