Love In A Bottle – English Lyrics

• By: Hazbin Hotel, Keith David, Lilli Cooper, Kimiko Glenn, Krystina Alabado, Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg
• Album: Hazbin Hotel: Season Two (Episodes 5 - 6) [Original Soundtrack]

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of "Love In A Bottle" from Hazbin Hotel and unlock the emotional depth of its lyrics! This vintage jazz track offers a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to complex emotions like addiction and loneliness, all while enjoying the captivating vocal performance by Keith David as Husk. Discover how the song cleverly blends heartbreak with humor, making it a special and engaging piece for language learners.

[English]

Now, this is where I'm meant to be

You know, it's been such a long time since I've been out on my own

Bittersweet to be so free and so alone

It kinda feels like the wrong time to feel sorry for myself

Makes you wanna drink 'til you feel like you are someone else

Then another

Then another, and another

And another, and another

Love in a bottle, love in a bottle

Don't need love when it comes in a bottle

Strut when you're bluffin', double or nothin'

Lap it up, laugh it up, la, la, la, la

Get the top shelf, double rocks, pour the Scotch

I've missed the tune of tumblers clinking

Deal me in, kick the sin up a notch

Divin' in quicksand's faster than sinkin'

I'm leavin' behind all of the cares that I've been overthinkin'

Find friends in my wine

Stay unaware's just as long as I'm drinking

Love in a bottle, love in a bottle

Don't need love when it comes in a bottle

Strut when you're bluffin', double or nothin'

Lap it up, laugh it up, la, la, la, la

Love is in the eyes of the beholder (love)

Gin never lies or fucks you over (love)

It goes down the same every time (love)

You need someone to hand your chips

Go all in and abandon ship

You're jumpin' for the water, and it's all a hundred proof

Love in a bottle, love in a bottle

Don't need love when it comes in a bottle

Strut when you're bluffin', double or nothin'

Lap it up, laugh it up, la, la, la, la

Love in a bottle, love in a bottle

Can't have love when it comes in a bottle

Home in a bottle, numb in a bottle

I don't need nothing that's not from a bottle

Another round!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel affection for
bottle /ˈbɒtl/ A1	noun - a container for liquids
drink /drɪŋk/ A2	verb - to consume liquid noun - a liquid for drinking
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without other people
laugh /læf/ A2	verb - to make sounds of amusement
strut /strʌt/ B1	verb - walk with a proud, confident gait
bluffin' /ˈblʌfɪŋ/ B1	verb - to deceive by pretending
clinking /ˈklɪŋkɪŋ/ B1	verb - making a metallic sound
quicksand /ˈkwɪksænd/ B2	noun - sand that appears solid but is unstable
abandon /əˈbændən/ B2	verb - to give up completely
proof /pruːf/ B2	noun - evidence of truth noun - strength of alcohol
numb /nʌm/ B2	adjective - lacking physical sensation
beholder /bɪˈhoʊldər/ C1	noun - a person who sees or observes
sinkin' /ˈsɪŋkɪn/ B1	verb - to descend or fall to a lower level

Key Grammar Structures

• Now, this is where I'm meant to be

  ➔ Passive voice with modal meaning ('be meant to')

  ➔ The phrase "I'm meant to be" means something is intended or destined. It expresses expectation or fate.

• Bittersweet to be so free and so alone

  ➔ Infinitive as subject complement ('to be')

  ➔ The infinitive "to be" describes the state of being free and alone, acting as the complement to 'Bittersweet'.

• It kinda feels like the wrong time

  ➔ Simile with 'like'

  ➔ The word 'like' introduces a comparison, showing how something feels similar to 'the wrong time'.

• Makes you wanna drink 'til you feel like you are someone else

  ➔ Informal contraction and use of 'til' for 'until'

  ➔ The contraction 'til' makes speech sound casual or natural, common in song lyrics or dialogue.

• Then another, and another

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of repeated elements)

  ➔ The repeated structure 'and another' omits the verb 'drink', emphasizing rhythm and continuation.

• Don't need love when it comes in a bottle

  ➔ Elliptical subject (missing 'I')

  ➔ In informal speech or song lyrics, 'I' is omitted because it’s understood.

• Deal me in, kick the sin up a notch

  ➔ Imperative mood with idioms

  ➔ Both clauses give direct commands. 'Deal me in' means include me, 'kick up a notch' means intensify.

• Divin' in quicksand's faster than sinkin'

  ➔ Gerund contraction and comparative structure

  ➔ The gerunds 'Divin'' and 'sinkin'' are shortened forms of 'diving' and 'sinking', typical in lyrics. The structure compares two actions.

• Love is in the eyes of the beholder

  ➔ Idiomatic expression with 'of' prepositional phrase

  ➔ The idiom means beauty or love is subjective; it depends on the person who sees it.

• You're jumpin' for the water, and it's all a hundred proof

  ➔ Present continuous with metaphorical expression

  ➔ The continuous tense 'You're jumpin'' shows action in progress, and 'hundred proof' metaphorically refers to strong alcohol.