Respectless – English Lyrics

• By: Velvet, Carmilla Carmine

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, challenging language of power with "Respectless," a fast-paced musical theatre track infused with modern pop and hip-hop. You can learn contemporary slang and aggressive, confrontational English as Velvette unleashes a barrage of insults and power moves. The song is special for its sharp lyrics, high-energy character dynamics, and its role as a dramatic pivot point in the *Hazbin Hotel* storyline.

[English]

Oh. What's the matter, Fossil?

Too senile to make a real power grab for--

[operatic singing] ♪ You better show some respect ♪

♪ Check your behaviour ♪

♪ No one speaks to Zestial that way ♪

♪ Did you expect us ♪

♪ To sit back and take your ♪

♪ Insolent brazen display ♪

[raps] ♪ Ha-ha, you've got it twisted ♪

♪ I'm not the one who Needs a new attitude ♪

♪ Maybe you missed it, But I'm that hashtag bitch ♪

♪ And I will do nothin' Less than what I please woo ♪

♪ I'm the backbone of the Vees ♪

♪ Mad that I acted respectless ♪

♪ Well it's cause No one could respect this ♪

♪ Sorry group attending ♪

♪ Since when are Overlords Too scared to fight ♪

♪ You're long past trending ♪

♪ Sorry babe but I ain't Swipin' right ♪

♪ You've lost your relevance-- ♪

[Zestial] ♪ We can't act Without more intelligence ♪

♪ No wonder I'm so respectless ♪

♪ I could eat You lot for breakfast ♪

♪ You and the Vees are inane and Uninformed ♪

♪ Smug wannabes who don't heed When you've been warned ♪

[Velvette] ♪ Oops, did I strike a nerve ♪

♪ Cause when I brought out the angel's head ♪

♪ Couldn't help but observe ♪

♪ That your wrinkled face was Turnin' red ♪

♪ And why are you avoiding war ♪

♪ That's what The guns you sell are for ♪

♪ Thanks to my Bein' respectless ♪

♪ One thing I'm Startin' to suspect is ♪

♪ You know why This angel's headless ♪

♪ Do you have a disclosure ♪

♪ This meeting's over ♪

[silence]

[Alastor] That was a productive meeting.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
respect /rɪˈspɛkt/ B1	noun - admiration for someone or something due to their abilities, qualities, or achievements verb - to admire or have high regard for
senile /ˈsiːnaɪl/ C1	adjective - showing a decline in mental ability due to old age
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the ability to control people or events
insolent /ˈɪnsələnt/ C1	adjective - showing a lack of respect; rude
brazen /ˈbreɪzən/ C1	adjective - bold and without shame
display /dɪˈspleɪ/ B1	noun - an act of showing something verb - to show or exhibit something
twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ B2	adjective - distorted or perverted
attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/ B1	noun - a way of thinking or feeling about something
backbone /ˈbækboʊn/ B2	noun - the main support of a structure noun - strength of character
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - very angry
scared /skɛərd/ A2	adjective - frightened or afraid
fight /faɪt/ A1	noun - a physical or verbal struggle verb - to engage in a battle or struggle
trending /ˈtrɛndɪŋ/ B2	verb - currently popular or frequently discussed
relevance /ˈrɛləvəns/ B2	noun - the state of being closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered
intelligence /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns/ B1	noun - the ability to learn, understand, and make judgments noun - information acquired through espionage
inane /ɪˈneɪn/ C1	adjective - silly or stupid
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between countries or groups
suspect /səˈspɛkt/ B1	verb - to believe that something is true, especially something bad noun - a person believed to be guilty of a crime
disclosure /dɪˈskloʊʒər/ C1	noun - the act of making information known
productive /prəˈdʌktɪv/ B2	adjective - achieving a significant amount or result

Key Grammar Structures

• You better show some respect

  ➔ Imperative with ‘better’ as a modal

  ➔ The word "better" works like a modal verb, giving a strong suggestion: "You *better* show some respect."

• I'm not the one who needs a new attitude

  ➔ Defining relative clause with who

  ➔ "who" introduces a defining relative clause that specifies "the one": "the one *who* needs a new attitude."

• I'm that hashtag bitch

  ➔ Demonstrative determiner that + noun phrase

  ➔ "that" functions as a demonstrative determiner, pointing out a specific identity: "*that* hashtag bitch."

• You're long past trending

  ➔ Idiomatic comparative with past participle as adjective

  ➔ "past" works as an adjective meaning "no longer"; the phrase "long past" means "far beyond the time of" – "You're *long past* trending."

• We can't act without more intelligence

  ➔ Negative modal + infinitive + without + noun phrase

  ➔ "can't" is the negative form of "can"; it is followed by the bare infinitive "act" and the prepositional phrase "without *more intelligence*".

• I could eat you lot for breakfast

  ➔ Modal verb could + base verb for hypothetical ability

  ➔ "could" expresses a hypothetical or conditional ability: "I *could* eat you lot for breakfast."

• Oops, did I strike a nerve?

  ➔ Question inversion with auxiliary did

  ➔ "did" is placed before the subject "I" to form a yes‑no question: "Did *I* strike a nerve?"

• That's what the guns you sell are for

  ➔ Relative clause (defining) after a noun

  ➔ "you sell" is a defining relative clause that modifies "guns": "the guns *you sell*."

• One thing I'm starting to suspect is

  ➔ Present continuous + gerund infinitive (starting to + verb)

  ➔ "starting" is a present‑participle used with "to" + base verb, forming a progressive infinitive: "I'm *starting to* suspect."