Just Like a Pill Lyrics
I'm lyin' here on the floor where you left me
I think I took too much
I'm cryin' here, what have you done?
I thought it would be fun
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't stay on your life support
There's a shortage in the switch
I can't stay on your morphine
'Cause it's making me itch
I said I tried to call the nurse again
But she's bein' a little bitch
I think I'll get outta here
[Chorus]
Where I can run, just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere
To the middle of my frustrated fears
And I swear, you're just like a pill
Instead of making me better
You keep making me ill
You keep making me ill
[Verse 2]
I haven't moved from the spot where you left me
This must be a bad trip
All of the other pills
They were different
Maybe I should get some help
I can't stay on your life support
There's a shortage in the switch
I can't stay on your morphine
'Cause it's making me itch
I said I tried to call the nurse again
But she's bein' a little bitch
I think I'll get outta here
[Chorus]
Where I can run, just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere
To the middle of my frustrated fears
And I swear, you're just like a pill
Instead of making me better
You keep making me ill
You keep making me ill
Run just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere
To the middle of my frustrated fears
And I swear, you're just like a pill
Instead of making me better
You keep making me ill
You keep making me ill
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't stay on your life support
There's a shortage in the switch (Just like a pill)
I can't stay on your morphine
'Cause it's making me itch (Just like a pill)
I said I tried to call the nurse again
But she's bein' a little bitch (Just like a pill)
I think I'll get outta here
Where I can run, just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere
To the middle of my frustrated fears (Frustrated fears, I swear)
And I swear, you're just like a pill
Instead of making me better
You keep making me ill
You keep making me...
Run just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere
To the middle of my frustrated fears
And I swear, you're just like a pill
Instead of making me better
You keep making me ill (You're makin' me, makin me ill)
You keep making me...
Run just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere (Ah)
To the middle of my frustrated fears (Yeah)
And I swear, you're just like a pill (Yeah)
Instead of making me better (Oh-oh)
You keep making me ill
You keep making me ill (Oh, you're making me run)
Run just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere
To the middle of my frustrated fears
And I swear
About
In the third single off of Pink’s sophomore album, she compares the boy she is dating to hard core drugs.
Comparing romantic longings with those of drug users is a classic trope in popular music, going back to songs like 1973’s “Love Jones” or even 1932’s “You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me.” Considering that love actually does cause the production of mind-altering chemicals, this is perhaps unsurprising.
The song was a hit, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
On how she relates to the song:
That’s part of who I am, but I’m not as self-destructive as I used to be. I’ve done it, so I’m not curious about it.
– via MusicOMH (2004)
On how the song came to be:
This was with Dallas Austin. In Miami, we wrote this. The first thing that comes to mind with this? When I used to be on drugs, I should write a song about it. When you’re young, you think your ideas are so clever. I loved the video, I … loved it. Still one of my favorites. I dyed my hair black. My hair has to match my heart –so dramatic.
–via LA Times (2012)
- 3.Just Like a Pill
- 5.Respect
- 6.18 Wheeler
- 8.Misery
- 9.Dear Diary
- 10.Eventually
- 11.Lonely Girl
- 12.Numb
- 14.My Vietnam
