Habits – English Lyrics

• By: Tove Lo, Haley Reinhart

Lyrics & Translation

Through 'Habits,' learners can explore modern, colloquial English used in storytelling and emotional expression. The song’s conversational lyrics offer a perfect look at contemporary slang and how to articulate complex, messy feelings in a simple, relatable way.

[English]

I eat my dinner in my bathtub then I go to sex clubs watching freaky people gettin' it on

And it doesn't make me nervous if anything I'm restless Yeah I've been around and I've seen it all

I get home, I got the munchies binge on all my Twinkies throw up in the tub then I go to sleep

And I drank up all my money dazed and kinda lonely Well you're gone and I gotta stay

High all the time to keep you off my mind po po po po, po po po po

Oh high all the time to keep you off my mind Po po po po po po po po dey

Spend my days locked in a haze trying to forget you, babe but I fall back down

Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you

l pick up daddies at the playground

That's how I spend my days now Loosen up the frown make them feel alive

Make it fast and make it greasy I'm numb and way too easy

But you're gone and I gotta stay High all the time to keep you off my mind

Po po po po oh po po po po po

High all the time to keep you off my mind

Po po po po po po po po

Spend my days locked in a haze trying to forget you,babe but I fall

back down l gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you

oooh

Staying in my play pretend where the fun ain't got no end

woh hoo hoo

Can't go home alone again need someone to numb the pain

ooh po po da

Staying in my play pretend where the fun ain't got no end

oh yeah yeah

No, i can't go home alone again need someone to numb the pain

oh you're gone and I gotta stay high

all the time to keep you off my mind

Oh high all the time to keep you off my mind oh po po po po po po po

Spend my days locked in a haze trying to forget you, babe

but I fall back down l gotta stay high all the time to forget I'm missing you

Gotta stay high all the time to forget I'm missing you Oh oh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bathtub /ˈbæθ.tʌb/ A2	noun - a large container for water in which a person sits to wash
freaky /ˈfriː.ki/ B2	adjective - strange, eccentric, or sexually unconventional
nervous /ˈnɜː.vəs/ A2	adjective - worried and anxious
restless /ˈrest.ləs/ B2	adjective - unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom
munchies /ˈmʌn.tʃiz/ C1	noun - a strong desire for food, especially snack food
binge /bɪndʒ/ C1	verb - to do something in an excessive and uncontrolled way
dazed /deɪzd/ C1	adjective - unable to think clearly or act properly
haze /heɪz/ C1	noun - a state of mental confusion or lack of focus
loosen /ˈluː.sən/ B1	verb - to make something less tight
frown /fraʊn/ B1	noun - a facial expression indicating displeasure or concentration
greasy /ˈɡriː.zi/ B1	adjective - covered with or full of oil or grease
numb /nʌm/ C1	adjective - unable to feel emotion or sensation

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been around and I've seen it all.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The use of "have been" and "have seen" indicates an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past or has relevance to the present state.

• I gotta stay high all the time.

  ➔ Modal verb 'have got to' (gotta)

  ➔ "Gotta" is a contraction of "have got to", which expresses necessity or obligation, meaning "must".

• Trying to forget you, babe.

  ➔ Present participle phrase

  ➔ The phrase "trying to forget you" acts as a modifier explaining the purpose or concurrent action of the subject.

• I pick up daddies at the playground.

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Pick up" is a phrasal verb here meaning to meet or seduce someone, showing how context changes meaning.

• Can't go home alone again.

  ➔ Ellipsis (Subject omission)

  ➔ The subject "I" is omitted before "can't", which is common in casual or lyrical English.

• Need someone to numb the pain.

  ➔ Infinitive phrase as an object complement

  ➔ "To numb" is an infinitive used to describe the purpose of "someone".

• Where the fun ain't got no end.

  ➔ Double negative / Non-standard grammar

  ➔ "Ain't got no" is non-standard English used for emphasis, creating a double negative for stylistic effect.

• I fall back down.

  ➔ Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Fall back down" is a phrasal verb describing the repeated action of returning to a negative state or cycle.