You know “Rabbit Heart” really is thinly-veiled songfic, right?
No, really. See:
Chapter 1: The Wombats, “Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves)”
If you love me let me go
Back to that bar in Tokyo
Where the demons from my past
Leave me in peace (ah ah ah ah ah)
I’ll be animating every night
The grass will be greener on the other side
And the vampires and wolves
Won’t sink their teeth (ah ah ah ah ah)
I’m sick of dancing with the beast
Chapter 2: emma louise, “Jungle”
My love is wasted, sorry for this I never meant to be, hurting ourselves, hurting ourselves
And I’m complicated, you won’t get me, I have trouble, understanding myself, understanding myself
Chapter 3: The Killers, “Human”
Pay my respects to grace and virtue
Send my condolences to good
Give my regards to soul and romance,
They always did the best they could
And so long to devotion
You taught me everything I know
Wave goodbye
Wish me well…
You’ve gotta let me go
Chapter 4: Florence and the Machine, “Drumming Song”
I ran to a tower where the church bells chime
I hoped that they would clear my mind
They left a ringing in my ear
But that drum’s still beating loud and clear
Chapter 5: Short Stack, “Heartbreak Made Me a Killer”
And I when I was a young boy
Never was a fun boy
Thank you miss
Heart break made me a killer baby
But I was born for this
Chapter 6: Gorillaz, “On Melancholy Hill”
Does anybody know
If we’re looking out on the day
Of another dream?
If you can’t get what you want
Then you come with me
Chapter 7: Mariana and the Diamonds, “Mowgli’s Road”
You say Y-E-S to everything,
Will that guarantee you a win?
Do you think you will be good enough,
To love others and to be loved?
Chapter 8: Florence and the Machine, “Cosmic Love”
I took the stars from my eyes, and then I made a map
And knew that somehow I could find my way back
Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too
So I stayed in the darkness with you
Chapter 9: The Killers, “Mr. Brightside”
I’m coming out of my cage
And I’ve been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Chapter 10: The Presets, “Talk Like That”
Turn out the lights
Where we’re going we don’t need ‘em tonight
We’re at your daddy’s home but he’s not listening
Chapter 11: WOODKID, “Iron”
A soldier on my own, I don’t know the way.
I’m riding up the heights… of shame.
I’m waiting for the call, the hand on the chest.
I’m ready for the fight… and fate.
Chapter 12: Little Birdie, “Brother”
So who’s gonna love you now baby?
Who’s gonna love you now baby?
When you’re done fighting that war at sea
Get on that ship and sail back to me
Chapter 13: Mumford and Sons, “Little Lion Man”
Weep for yourself, my man
You’ll never be what is in your heart
Weep little lion man
You’re not as brave as you were at the start
Rate yourself and rape yourself
Take all the courage you have left
Wasted on fixing all the problems
That you made in your own head
Chapter 14: Bertie Blackman, “Byrds of Prey”
But I could only guess that you would think the worst of me
But I’m of another world where day is night
And all the heat is dripping from my skin
Dripping from my soul
And I am hollow in this space
Like a black hole
(… and the rest?)
Chapter ??: Short Stack, “Bat Country”
Let’s call it even
You are a shooting star and I’m a demon
Illuminate the sky, ignite the breathing
Cause I am lack of air
But I don’t care
It’s how I fare
It’s how I’ll be
Cause you amaze me, you amaze me
Chapter ??: Florence and the Machine, “Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up)”
You made a deal, and now it seems you have to offer up
But will it ever be enough
(Raise it up, raise it up)
It’s not enough
Chapter ??: Panic! At the Disco, “Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)”
You got these little things that you’ve been running from
You either love it or I guess you don’t
You’re such a pretty thing to be running from anyone, a vision with nowhere to go
So tell me right now ya think you’re ready for it?
I wanna know why you got me going so let’s go
We’ll take it outta here
I think I’m ready to leap I’m ready to live