Synopsis
Lykke Li performs in a stark, surreal setting while provocative imagery and rapidly shifting visuals build around her. Her controlled movements gradually become more forceful, presenting the singer as both alluring and threatening. The clip's ritualistic atmosphere mirrors the song's sexually assertive lyrics, transforming its pop hook into something darker and confrontational. Rather than following a conventional narrative, "Get Some (With Knives)" works as a stylized portrait of power, seduction, and danger.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video was released in November 2010, ahead of Lykke Li's second album, *Wounded Rhymes*, which arrived in February 2011.
- Contemporary coverage described the clip as psychedelic, with images of barbarian women appearing behind Li as she performs.
- Li explained that she wanted the video to feel like a do-it-yourself cult experience: the woman draws the viewer in, then turns powerful enough to crush them.
- An earlier animated promotional piece circulated before the official video. It was presented as a graphical viral backdrop and was explicitly described at the time as not being the finished clip.
- "Get Some" was the lead single from *Wounded Rhymes*. Its deliberately explicit lyrics and forceful presentation marked a sharper, more aggressive direction than much of Li's debut-era material.
- The "With Knives" title is used for the video listing on deluxe-edition and streaming catalogs, distinguishing this visual from the standard audio track title, "Get Some."