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Ho Hey

Artist: The Lumineers

Album: Ho Hey

Generally appropriate content
Generally appropriate content

Minimum age: All ages

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Detailed Analysis

These are the lyrics to 'Ho Hey' by The Lumineers. The song contains no explicit language, sexual content, violence, or drug/alcohol references. The themes are straightforwardly romantic and emotional — expressing a sense of longing, belonging, and a desire for connection with a specific person. The references to 'bleedin'' and 'bleeding out' are clearly used metaphorically to describe emotional vulnerability and urgency in love, not actual violence. The overall message is wholesome and positive, centered on finding love and a sense of family. This content is appropriate for virtually all ages.

Themes
love
belonging
longing
emotional vulnerability
romance
family

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Lyrics

(Ho!) (Hey!) (Ho!) (Hey!) (Ho!) I've been tryin' to do it right (Hey!) I've been livin' a lonely life (Ho!) I've been sleepin' here instead (Hey!) I've been sleepin' in my bed (Ho!) Sleepin' in my bed (Hey!) (Ho!) (Ho!) So show me family (Hey!) All the blood that I will bleed (Ho!) I don't know where I belong (Hey!) I don't know where I went wrong (Ho!) But I can write a song (Hey!) Two, three I belong with you, you belong with me You're my sweetheart I belong with you, you belong with me You're my sweet- (Ho!) (Hey!) Come on, now (Ho!) Hey (Hey!) (Ho!) I don't think you're right for him (Hey!) Think of what it might've been if we (Ho!) Took a bus to Chinatown (Hey!) I'd be standin' on Canal (Ho!) And Bowery (Hey!) Hey (Ho!) She'd be standin' next to me (Hey!) Two, three I belong with you, you belong with me You're my sweetheart I belong with you, you belong with me You're my sweetheart Love, we need it now Let's hope for some 'Cause oh, we're bleedin' out I belong with you, you belong with me You're my sweetheart I belong with you, you belong with me You're my sweet- (Ho!) (Hey!) (Ho!) Last one (Hey!)


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Analysis performed on August 15, 2026
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