Habits
Tove Lo Lyrics
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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
Binge on all my Twinkies
Throw up in the tub, then I go to sleep
And I drank up all my money
Daze and kinda lonely
You're gone and I gotta 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, 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
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
Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you, 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
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
Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you, ooh ooh
Uh-uh
Tove Lo's "Habits" explores the complexities of coping mechanisms after heartbreak. She starts by describing her unconventional habits, such as eating dinner in her bathtub and going to sex clubs to watch people. She claims these actions don't make her nervous but instead restless. Her habits become an escape from her reality, and she even binges on sweets until she throws up in the tub. The chorus is a repetition of the phrase "I gotta stay high all the time to keep you off my mind," which implies she's using drugs to cope with her emotions.
The second verse details Lo's daytime habits - picking up men at playgrounds to make them feel alive. She admits to being numb and "way too easy." In the chorus, she sings about staying in her own world, where the fun never ends, to avoid confronting the pain of her ex-lover's absence. She claims that she needs someone or something to numb the pain, as she cannot deal with the emotions on her own. The song concludes with her repeating the chorus and the word "uh-uh," potentially representing her inability to find a lasting solution for her heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Uh-uh uh-uh uh-uh
This is just an interjection to start the song.
I eat my dinner in my bathtub
I prefer to eat while having a relaxing bath.
Then I go to sex clubs
After dinner, I go out to clubs where people engage in sexual activities.
Watching freaky people getting it on
At the clubs, I observe people indulging in wild and unusual sexual behaviors.
It doesn't make me nervous
Watching these things does not make me anxious.
If anything I'm restless
If anything, it makes me feel agitated and uneasy.
Yeah I've been around and I've seen it all
I have been to many places and witnessed many things like this.
I get home, I got the munchies
When I go back home, I feel like snacking on something.
Binge on all my Twinkies
I consume a large quantity of my available snack, Twinkies.
Throw up in the tub, then I go to sleep
After overeating, I vomit in the bathtub and then go to sleep.
And I drank up all my money
I have spent all my money on alcohol.
Daze and kinda lonely
This puts me in a state of confusion and feeling a bit isolated.
You're gone and I gotta stay high
Since you are gone, I have to keep myself high all the time.
All the time to keep you off my mind, ooh ooh
I do this to prevent myself from thinking about you.
Spend my days locked in a haze
Most of my days are lost in a foggy mindset.
Trying to forget you babe, I fall back down
I keep trying to forget you, but I keep slipping back into my old habits.
Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you, ooh ooh
I have to keep staying high all my life so that I don't miss you.
Pick up daddies at the playground
I go to the playground to find older men.
How I spend my daytime
This is how I spend my time during the day.
Loosen up the frown, make them feel alive
I try to make these older men feel alive and happy by entertaining them.
I make it fast and greasy
I do this quickly and without much care for quality or hygiene.
I'm numb and way too easy
I have become emotionally numb and it is way too easy for me to engage in these behaviors.
Staying in my play pretend
I live in a pretense world, where everything is fictional.
Where the fun ain't got no end, oh
This is a place where the fun never ends.
Can't go home alone again
I cannot go back home alone without someone to distract me from my thoughts.
Need someone to numb the pain, oh
I need someone to distract me from the emotional pain that lingers within me.
High all the time to keep you off my mind, ooh ooh
I have to stay high all the time to prevent myself from thinking about you.
Spend my days locked in a haze
This means that most of my days are spent in a foggy state of mind.
Tryin' to forget you babe, I fall back down
I keep trying to forget you, but I end up falling back into my previous habits.
Gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you, ooh ooh
I have to keep staying high all my life so that I don't miss you.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Daniel Ledinsky, Jakob Jerlstrom, Ludvig Soderberg, Tove Lo
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Someone in 2024 ?
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Me!
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Me, ando high xd
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@trevdizzle1456
The song lyrics weren't this depressing when we were younger now I clearly understand it
@iam.7509
it sounds the same same to me tbh.
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Yes is verry nice song 7 years
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same-