《HOT SAUCE》以"辣酱"为核心隐喻，贯穿整曲展现BABYMONSTER的独特气场。作品通过辛辣意象（辣椒酱/红辣椒/芥末）喻指团体不可复制的舞台爆发力——既能瞬间点燃氛围又极具侵略性。背景设定为掌控舞台的主权宣言：成员化身为无法被模仿的"人类辣椒酱"，警告观众其表演强度远超常人承受范围（如"Everybody want some but can't handle what I brought 'em"）。呼应团体名"MONSTER"的野性基因，"beasts""monster behaviour"等词强化其舞台破坏力，而"secret recipe"则暗喻YG独有的偶像培养体系。
"Fire go higher / Wherever we are"：开场建立火焰意象，强调团体自带高热气场
"I'm that little bit of everything whole lot of energy"："全元素能量体"的自我定义
"Hundred miles an hour"：用速度具象化无法抵挡的舞台统治力
"Got that chilli pepper jalapeno/ Too addictive red hot cheetos"：多层辣味隐喻（墨西哥辣椒/辣味零食）
"Carolina reaper kinda vibe"：世界最辣辣椒卡罗莱纳死神，喻舞台烈度
"Think you need a lemonade / Think you need a remedy"：嚣张调侃观众需要解辣剂
"Call the doctors paramedics / Cause the stage on fire"：急救人员夸张梗强化舞台杀伤力
"We about to leave you breathless"：直接宣告对观众生理掌控权
"They calling us beasts / Call it monster behaviour"：坐实野兽派舞台人格
"Ask me how I do it / It's a secret recipe"：YG独家培养体系的加密宣告
"Bet you never ever felt a fire like this"：建立不可复制的独特性
"Get what I get cause I got what I got"：天赋与实力的双重自信
循环洗脑段：六次重复"Hot sauce"形成味觉烙印
色彩暗语："Red yellow green"对应辣酱层次感
怪物音效："woo woo ah"拟声词强化团体符号