the song was described as "blues punk" and "one of the blues-tinged numbers" off the record. the guitar riff of the song was interpreted as an homage to the stooges song "no fun" and was compared to those of the heartbreakers song "chinese rocks." according to amy britton, the author of "revolution rock: the albums which defined two ages", lyrically the song "places sex as a priority over the anomalies of the world." also on the lyrics of the song, jason heller of the a.v. club wrote: "pj doesn’t bring her love to anyone, nor does she ponder whether her font of conflicted emotions and biological requirements amount to desire. she just states, “this is love / this is love / that i’m feeling.” period. no searching of the soul needed."