Lyrics to
Hotter Than Hell

This version of Hotter Than Hell was released by Kiss in 1974.

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Come on
She looked good
She looked hotter than hell
All dressed in satins and lace
I looked at her and it was just too clear
I had to get on the case

I said “Lady, oh lady, can I take you home
There’s just so much we could do
I’ll take you all around the whole wide world
Before the evening is through”

Hot, hot, hotter than hell
You know she’s gonna leave you well done
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
Burn you like the midday sun

I asked her why she couldn’t make up her mind
She said “You don’t understand
I’d love to go, but there’s something you should know”
She showed me her wedding band

Hot, hot, hotter than hell
You know she’s gonna leave you well done
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
She’ll burn you like the midday sun

Hot, hot, hotter than hell
You know she’s gonna leave you well done
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
She’ll burn you like the midday sun

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About Lyrics and Hotter Than Hell by Kiss

The lyrics for Hotter Than Hell are defined as the words making up the song released by Kiss in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Hotter Than Hell have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Kiss and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Hotter Than Hell by Kiss if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Hotter Than Hell" means the words set to the music of Hotter Than Hell, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Kiss. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Hotter Than Hell and the lyrics to Hotter Than Hell are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Kiss who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hotter Than Hell, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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