I woke up on the ground
I guess I shoulda kept that shit to myself
Turns out, I'm pretty good at runnin' my mouth
But not good enough (Not good enough)
You know, when I go in, it's lights out (It's lights out)
I couldn't hear a thing 'cause the song was too loud (Was too loud)
Last night I had thirty-two teeth in my mouth
Some went away
Why'd you have to go and fucking ruin my day?
[Chorus: Post Malone]
You're the reason why I got my ass kicked
But you're the only way to drown my sadness
This is my love/hate letter out to alcohol
You're the reason why I got my ass kicked
[Verse 2: Post Malone]
I was laid out flat like a centerfold (Centerfold)
Jakey and his partner drove me home
Lookin' in the mirror, something's wrong
Lеt me get my dentist on thе phone (On the phone)
Found my keys, then I went back out
Someone asked me how it all went down
I remember like it's yesterday (Like it's yesterday)
I took a shot, took a shot, took a shot, took another shot
Fell right out my fuckin' chair, swingin' for his eye
Then a big chrome ring flew in from the side
I thought I died
Why'd you have to go and fuckin' ruin my night?
You're the reason why I got my ass kicked
But you're the only way to drown my sadness
This is my love/hate letter out to alcohol
You're the reason why I got my ass kicked
About
On “Love/Hate Letter To Alcohol,” Post Malone recruits the indie folk band, Fleet Foxes in a chaotic/melodic song to talk about how he struggles with alcohol but at the same time serves to drown his sorrows in it.
The song’s first appearance was during an Instagram live on April 22, where more songs are played as part of his next album, Twelve Carat Toothache. The song would appear again in an Instagram post of the album announcement, on April 28.
As part of the album’s promotion, on May 14, Post Malone would appear to perform the song on Saturday Night Live with additional vocals from the band.
Post Malone would show his adoration for the band before, such as in a 2015 tweet:
Also, during an interview with Billboard in 2018, Malone would talk about Robin Pecknold, lead singer of the Fleet Foxes, saying that he is a “great writer,” and would like to collaborate with him. Pecknold would also talk about Malone and his relationship with him in an interview in 2020:
He’ll text me every once in a while and it’s always a really fun thing to receive […] To have that pop up in my iMessages, it always feels like a glitch in the Matrix or something […] He’s a super sweet guy, he’s a real gentleman, and he’s probably the best melody writer in the business right now. I think.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Yes, Post Malone and Fleet Foxes performed the song on Saturday Night Live episode dated May 14, 2022:
I hit Robin up on Instagram a long time ago. He probably didn’t see it, but then we met in Portugal and I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is insane,’ and then I went to go see him at Coachella. Then we started talking on social media and then he was like, ‘Oh, come to the studio, we’re working on the new record,’ which I think was Shore at that time. We just hung out, looked at all these cool instruments that these guys had, and they were cutting everything to this awesome tape machine and it was super cool. Then I was like, ‘Okay, hey, how about you come over? Let’s just jam, let’s rock and roll,’ and it was really excellent. And he was just like, ‘You know I’ve been workin’ on this thing,‘ and then he starts playing it and doing the vocal part, and I was like, 'That’s incredible.’ He gave the record to me, I didn’t even ask, he’s the best in the world.
—Post Malone via Apple Music
- 1.Reputation
- 2.Cooped Up
- 3.Lemon Tree
- 7.Insane
- 8.Love/Hate Letter To Alcohol
- 10.Euthanasia
- 11.When I’m Alone
- 13.One Right Now
