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Happy

Artist: Pharrell Williams

Album: Pharrell Williams

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These are the lyrics to Pharrell Williams' 'Happy,' a universally positive and upbeat song. There is no explicit language, profanity, sexual content, violence, drug or alcohol references, or any mature themes. The song promotes a simple, wholesome message of positivity, resilience against negativity, and the joy of happiness. The imagery used (hot air balloon, sunshine, clapping) is entirely family-friendly and imaginative. This song is genuinely appropriate for all ages, including young children.

Themes
happiness
positivity
resilience
self-confidence
optimism
joy

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Lyrics

It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to say Sunshine, she's here, you can take a break I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space With the air, like I don't care, baby, by the way, huh (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) clap along if you know what happiness is to you (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do Here come bad news, talkin' this and that (yeah) Well, give me all you got, don't hold it back (yeah) Well, I should probably warn ya, I'll be just fine (yeah) No offense to you, don't waste your time, here's why (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) clap along if you know what happiness is to you (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do (hey, come on, uh) (Happy) bring me down Can't nothin' (happy), bring me down My level's too high to (happy), bring me down Can't nothin' (happy), bring me down, I said (let me tell you now) (Happy, happy, happy, happy) bring me down Can't nothin' (happy, happy, happy, happy) bring me down My level's too high to (happy, happy, happy, happy) bring me down Can't nothin' (happy, happy) bring me down, I said (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) clap along if you know what happiness is to you (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) clap along if you know what happiness is to you (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do (hey, come on, uh) (Happy, happy, happy, happy) bring me down Can't nothin' (happy, happy, happy, happy) bring me down My level's too high to (happy, happy, happy, happy) bring me down Can't nothin' (happy, happy) bring me down, I said (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) clap along if you know what happiness is to you, ay-ay-ay (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) clap along if you know what happiness is to you, hey (Because I'm happy) clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do, huh, come on


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Analysis performed on August 3, 2026
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