Poison – English Lyrics

• By: Sam Haft, Andrew Underberg
• Album: Hazbin Hotel soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant world of 'Poison' from *Hazbin Hotel*! This compelling track offers a unique opportunity to explore English vocabulary and expressions related to complex emotions and toxic relationships. With its vivid storytelling and powerful lyrics, you can learn how to articulate feelings of entrapment, addiction, and longing for freedom, making it an exceptional song for advanced English learners.

[English]

I'm not above love to cash in

Another lover underneath those flashin' lights

Another one of those ruthless nights

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I shoulda guessed that this would happen

I shoulda known it when I looked in your red-hot eyes

Spewin' all your red-hot lies

Yeah, yeah, yeah

What's the worst part of this hell?

I can only blame myself

'Cause I know you're poison, you're feedin' me poison

Addicted to this feelin', I can't help but swallow up your poison

I made my choice, and every night, I'm livin' like there's no tomorrow

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Any way you want me, baby, that's the way you got me

I'll be yours

My story's gonna end with me dead from your poison

I got so good at bein' untrue

I got so good at tellin' you what you wanna hear

I disassociate, disappear

Yeah, yeah, yeah

So far beyond difficult to resist another gulp

Yeah, I know it's poison, you're feedin' me poison

I'm chokin' from the taste and I can't help but swallow up your poison

I made my choice, and every night, I'm wasted like there's no tomorrow

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Any way you want me, baby, that's the way you got me

I'll be yours

My story's gonna end with me dead from your poison

Poison, I'm drownin' in poison

I'm fillin' up my glass, but it's always hollow

Full of poison, I'm sick of the poison

Wish I had somethin' to live for tomorrow

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a romantic feeling for someone
lights /laɪts/ B1	noun - devices that produce illumination
night /naɪt/ A2	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
poison /ˈpɔɪzən/ B2	noun - a substance that is harmful or deadly to living things
addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ B2	adjective - dependent on a substance or activity
swallow /ˈswɒloʊ/ or /ˈswɑːloʊ/ B1	verb - to cause or allow food or liquid to pass down the throat
drown /draʊn/ B2	verb - to die by suffocation in water
hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/ C1	adjective - having a hole or empty space inside
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B2	verb - to fight against or oppose
difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ B1	adjective - not easy to do or understand
glass /ɡlæs/ A2	noun - a container made of transparent material for drinks

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm not above love to cash in

  ➔ Use of the phrase 'not above' to express lack of pride or reluctance to do something.

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• swein' all your red-hot lies

  ➔ Use of 'swein'' (slang for 'spewing') to describe forcefully吐出 lies.

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• I can only blame myself

  ➔ Use of modal 'can' with 'only' to express limitation or self-responsibility.

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• I'm drowning in poison

  ➔ Use of 'drowning in' as a metaphor to describe being overwhelmed by something.

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• I'll be yours

  ➔ Use of the future simple 'will' to express commitment or promise.

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• My story's gonna end with me dead from your poison

  ➔ Use of 'gonna' as a contraction of 'going to' for future tense, indicating inevitability.

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• Wish I had somethin' to live for tomorrow

  ➔ Use of 'wish' with past perfect to express regret about an unreal or wished-for situation.

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