Habits
Tove Lo [Hippie Sabotage Remix] Lyrics

Uh-uh uh-uh uh-uh
The song begins with a vocalization that has no specific meaning.

I eat my dinner in my bathtub
The singer is using her bathtub as a dining place, indicating an unconventional habit.

Then I go to sex clubs, Watching freaky people getting it on
After dinner, the singer goes to clubs where she watches people engage in sexual activities with no fear or nervousness.

It doesn't make me nervous, If anything I'm restless, Yeah I've been around and I've seen it all
The artist has seen a lot and can't be easily shocked. She's not nervous but rather restless, indicating that she needs more excitement in life.

I get home, I got the munchies, Binge on all my Twinkies, Throw up in the tub, then I go to sleep
After returning home from the club, the artist experiences intense hunger (munchies) and overindulges in sweets (Twinkies) leading to vomiting in the bathtub and sleep.

And I drank up all my money, Days kind of lonely
The singer spends her money on alcohol and feels lonely most days.

You're gone and I got to stay high, All the time to keep you off my mind, ooh ooh, High all the time to keep you off my mind, 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
The singer is trying to forget someone who left her by staying high all the time, which leads to her being in a constant state of haze. She's attempting to numb the pain of heartbreak and forget about the person who left her.

Pick up daddies at the playground, How I spend my day time, Loosen up the frown, make them feel alive, I make it fast and greasy, I know my way too easy
The artist spends her days picking up older men at playgrounds, which may reflect her desire to be in control of the situation. She mentions 'making them feel alive' suggesting that she enjoys this act. She knows how to easily please them.

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
The artist is in a state of denial (play pretend) as it seems that adopting casual sexual relations is not working for her, leading to emotional pain. She cannot go back to an empty home and needs someone to help her cope with the pain.

You're gone and I got to stay high, All the time to keep you off my mind, ooh ooh, High all the time to keep you off my mind, ooh ooh, Spend my days locked in a haze, Tryin' to forget you babe, I fall back down, Got to stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you
The artist reiterates her need to stay high to forget the person who left and the pain he caused her, as everything else seems to remind her of him. So she falls back to the same cycle of staying high to forget.