Just Like A Pill

"Just Like a Pill" is a pop-rock song by American singer Pink. It was written and produced by Dallas Austin and Pink for her second studio album Missundaztood. The lyrics of the song deal with getting out of painful relationships, with a subtheme about drug abuse. The song was released worldwide as the third single from M!sundastood in June 2002 and was a commercial success, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It also performed well internationally, becoming her first number-one on the UK Singles Chart and reaching the top 10 in, amongst other countries, Ireland, France, the Netherlands and Sweden. "Just Like a Pill" was written by P!nk with the help of Dallas Austin, who also produced and did the musical arrangement for the song. Pink said in an interview that "Just Like a Pill" shows "part of who I am", referring to her documented problems with drugs.

[Verse 1] I'm lying here on the floor where you left me I think I took too much I'm crying 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 being a little bitch I think I'll get outta here, where I can [Chorus] 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 being a little bitch I think I'll get outta here, where I can [Chorus] 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 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 being a little bitch I think I'll get outta here, where I can [Chorus] 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 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