Habits
Lo Tove Lyrics


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Uh-uh uh-uh uh-uh
I eat my dinner in my bathtub
Then I go to sex clubs
Watching freaky people getting it on
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

You're gone and I gotta stay high
All the time to keep you off my mind, woo ooh, woo ooh
High all the time to keep you off my mind, woo ooh, woo ooh
Spend my days locked in a haze
Trying to forget you babe, I fall back down
Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you, woo ooh, woo ooh

Pick up daddies at the playground
How I spend my daytime
Loosen up the frown, make them feel alive
I make it fast and greasy
I'm numb and way too easy

You're gone and I gotta stay high
All the time to keep you off my mind, woo ooh, woo ooh
High all the time to keep you off my mind, woo ooh, woo ooh
Spend my days locked in a haze
Tryin' to forget you babe, I fall back down
Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you, woo ooh, woo ooh

Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end, oh
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain, oh
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end, oh-oh
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain

You're gone and I gotta stay high
All the time to keep you off my mind, woo ooh, woo ooh
High all the time to keep you off my mind, woo ooh, woo ooh
Spend my days locked in a haze
Tryin' to forget you babe, I fall back down
Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you, woo ooh, woo ooh





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Overall Meaning

"Habits" is a song by Swedish singer Tove Lo from her debut album, Queen of the Clouds. The song is about Tove Lo's experience struggling to deal with a difficult breakup, and the various things she does to cope with the pain. The song's opening lines, "I eat my dinner in my bathtub, then I go to sex clubs, watching freaky people getting it on," set the tone for the song's honest and gritty portrayal of how Tove Lo is dealing with her emotions. She freely admits her self-destructive habits and her use of drugs and alcohol to numb the pain of dealing with the end of her relationship. Even the happiest of things, such as her love for Twinkies, are turned into something dark as they bring about vomiting.


Throughout the song, Tove Lo is struggling to forget the person she has lost, and she feels like she needs to keep herself high all the time to avoid thinking about them. She wants to numb the pain of their absence and forget about them, even though she knows that she can't. The song portrays how hard it can be to deal with heartbreak and how we sometimes resort to unhealthy behaviors to cope with our pain.


Line by Line Meaning

Uh-uh uh-uh uh-uh
The song begins with an instrumental chorus.


I eat my dinner in my bathtub
The artist suggests an unconventional way of having a meal to depict their quirkiness.


Then I go to sex clubs
The artist describes their wild lifestyle choice of going to sex clubs after dinner in the bathtub.


Watching freaky people getting it on
At the sex clubs, the artist witnesses bizarre and kinky acts and seems comfortable with it.


It doesn't make me nervous
The artist expresses a sense of fearlessness and calmness even in such an outlandish environment.


If anything I'm restless
The artist admits that although they're not nervous, they may still be experiencing intense emotions.


Yeah I've been around and I've seen it all
The artist claims to have seen a lot in their life and has gained significant experience.


I get home, I got the munchies
Upon returning from the sex club, the artist is hungry and eats a lot.


Binge on all my Twinkies
The artist indulges in eating Twinkies in excess as a coping mechanism.


Throw up in the tub, then I go to sleep
The artist admits to overeating and throwing up in the tub, further depicting their unconventional lifestyle.


And I drank up all my money
The artist confesses to consuming all their money through alcohol intake, pointing out their prodigal tendencies.


Daze and kinda lonely
The artist is trying to cope with their loneliness, and the effects of the drugs they're using to numb their pain leave them feeling bewildered.


You're gone and I gotta stay high
The artist reveals that they're trying to cope with a recent heartbreak by staying high all the time.


All the time to keep you off my mind, ooh ooh
They use drugs as a mechanism to avoid thinking about their ex-partner.


High all the time to keep you off my mind, ooh ooh
The artist continued to emphasize the use of drugs to keep their ex-partner off their mind.


Spend my days locked in a haze
The artist describes their constant consumption of drugs that leave them feeling despondent and detached from their environment.


Trying to forget you babe, I fall back down
Despite their efforts to forget their ex-partner, the artist fails and falls back into their previous state of mind.


Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you, ooh ooh
The artist concludes that they have to continually use drugs to avoid missing their ex-partner.


Pick up daddies at the playground
The artist indulges in a promiscuous lifestyle, picking up older men at a playground.


How I spend my daytime
The artist elaborates on their daily routine, which revolves around picking up men and using drugs.


Loosen up the frown, make them feel alive
The artist suggests that they try to make the older men they pick up feel happy and young again.


I make it fast and greasy
The artist admits to having casual and fleeting relationships with the men they pick up.


I'm numb and way too easy
The artist struggles with feelings of numbness and portrays themselves as an easy target for men.


Staying in my play pretend
The artist uses fantasies to escape from their reality.


Where the fun ain't got no end, oh
The artist recounts a twisted, surreal world where they can avoid their problems and live in a fantasy.


Can't go home alone again
The artist is afraid to be alone again and struggles with being by themselves.


Need someone to numb the pain, oh
The artist confesses to needing someone or something to avoid their pain.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Daniel Ledinsky, Jakob Jerlstrom, Ludvig Soderberg, Tove Lo

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Lyrics | Letras

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
I eat my dinner in my bathtub
Then I go to sex clubs
Watching freaky people getting it on
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
You're gone, and I gotta stay high all the time
To keep you off my mind
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
High all the time to keep you off my mind
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Spend my days locked in a haze
Trying to forget you, babe, I fall back down
Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Pick up daddies at the playground
How I spend my daytime
Loosen up the frown, make them feel alive
I make it fast and greasy
I'm numb, and way too easy
You're gone, and I gotta stay high all the time
To keep you off my mind
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
High all the time to keep you off my mind
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Spend my days locked in a haze
Trying to forget you, babe, I fall back down
Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end, oh
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain, oh
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end, oh-oh
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
You're gone, and I gotta stay high all the time
To keep you off my mind
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
High all the time to keep you off my mind
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Spend my days locked in a haze
Trying to forget you, babe, I fall back down
Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Oh-oh



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Someone in 2024 ?

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Me!

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@georgiamoorvan

little did we know, once we got older this song would represent us all

@iamprotected44

yea. i hate to admit it

@lilbandz4832

i use to listen to this when I was little and now I’m a depressed pothead, sad that I can relate to this

@bellawilson8962

Dude u got me realizing. I used to listen to this when I was a kid and sing to it thinking it’s a cool fun song but now I just be laying on da bathroom floor n shit

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