In an oral history of Harvey’s album Rid of Me with Spin, she said, “When I was at art college, all I wanted to do was shock with my artwork. When I wrote ‘Rid of Me,’ I shocked myself. I thought, ‘Well, if I’m shocked, other people might be shocked.’ The sound of the words was powerful, and the rhy...
[Verse 1]
Tie yourself to me
No one else
No, you're not rid of me
Mmm, you're not rid of me
Night and day
I breathe, hah-hah-ayy-ayy
You're not rid of me
Yeah, you're not rid of me
Yeah, you're not rid of me
Yeah, you're not rid of me
[Verse 2]
I beg you, my darling
Don't leave me, I'm hurting
Lick my legs, I'm on fire
Lick my legs of desire
I'll tie your legs
Keep you against my chest
Oh, you're not rid of me
Yeah, you're not rid of me
I'll make you lick my injuries
I'm gonna twist your head off, see
[Chorus]
Till you say don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
[Verse 3]
I beg you, my darling
Don't leave me, I'm hurting
Big lonely above everything
Above every day, I'm hurting
Lick my legs and I'm on fire
Lick my legs and I'm desire
Lick my legs and I'm on fire
Lick my legs and I'm desire
Yeah, you're not rid of me
Yeah, you're not rid of me
I'll make you lick my injuries
I'm gonna twist your head off, see
[Chorus]
Till you say don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
Don't you, don't you wish you never, never met her?
[Outro]
Lick my legs, I'm on fire
Lick my legs, I'm desire
Lick my legs, I'm on fire
Lick my legs, I'm desire
Rid of Me was written by PJ Harvey.
Rid of Me was produced by Steve Albini.