The Devil Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pandora_ash_avalie 

Cover art for The Devil lyrics by PJ Harvey

i think the devil is a metaphor for depression, that however far away she gets from it it manages to find her ("wander into my soul") again. the "come here at once" part sounds like she is calling for the person she is "pining" for to come save her. the last stanza goes along with the depression, what once made her happy now has no effect.

Yep. To be honest...as a person who suffers from Bipolar (not that you guys needed to know that lol), this song seems to be about depression.

"As soon as I'm left alone, the Devil wanders into my soul and I pretend to myself..."

Along with depression, she (the speaker in the song) has lost someone they loved. Sounds like they may have died.