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.” Co...
[Verse 1]
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
[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
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
[Chorus]
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
Just Like a Pill was written by Dallas Austin & P!nk.
Just Like a Pill was produced by Dallas Austin.
P!nk released Just Like a Pill on Mon Jun 10 2002.
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 thi...