I had a thought, dear
However scary
About that night
The bugs and the dirt
Why were you digging?
What did you bury
Before those hands pulled me
From the earth?

I will not ask you where you came from
I will not ask you, neither should you

Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We should just kiss like real people do

I knew that look dear
Eyes always seeking
Was there in someone
That dug long ago
So I will not ask you
Why you were creeping
In some sad way I already know

I will not ask you where you came from
I will not ask you and neither would you

Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We should just kiss like real people do

I could not ask you where you came from
I could not ask you, neither could you

Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We could just kiss like real people do

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Hozier's song "Like Real People Do" paint an intriguing story of a mystery that may never be solved. The song begins with the singer expressing a scary thought they had about a particular night involving bugs, dirt, and someone digging. The singer then asks why the person they are addressing was digging and what they buried before they were pulled from the earth. The song suggests that it may be better not to ask these questions and simply enjoy each other's company.

There is a sense of bittersweet nostalgia in the lyrics as the singer admits to knowing that the person they are with has a history that involves sadness and loss. This knowledge only adds to the intimacy and vulnerability the two express in their desire to simply kiss 'like real people do.' The song seems to be about two people finding comfort in each other while being fully aware of the uncertainties and imperfections in their pasts.

Overall, Hozier's "Like Real People Do" is a beautifully poetic and thought-provoking song that encourages listeners to embrace the human connection and intimacy that come with experiencing life's ups and downs.

Line by Line Meaning

I had a thought, dear However scary
I had a frightening idea that crossed my mind

About that night The bugs and the dirt
About the dark and dirty events of that night

Why were you digging? What did you bury Before those hands pulled me From the earth?
What was it that you buried and why were you digging in the first place? Why did you save me?

I will not ask you where you came from I will not ask you, neither should you
I don't want to know your past and I don't think you should ask me about mine either

Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips We should just kiss like real people do
Let's forget about the past and just enjoy the moment, kissing like any normal people would

I knew that look dear Eyes always seeking Was there in someone That dug long ago
I recognize that look in your eyes - it's the same look as someone who dug a long time ago

So I will not ask you Why you were creeping In some sad way I already know
I won't ask you why you were lurking around, I somehow already understand

I will not ask you where you came from I will not ask you and neither would you
Neither of us wants to ask where the other came from

Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips We should just kiss like real people do
Just kiss me like any regular couple would

I could not ask you where you came from I could not ask you, neither could you
I don't even want to ask where you came from, and I don't think you want to ask me either

Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips We could just kiss like real people do
Let's just forget our past and kiss like any other normal people would do

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Andrew Hozier Byrne

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@amberic601

2y↑310

@ericvandermey3231

2y↑15

Seriously why these songs? Break my damned heart why don't you.

"And then I felt chills in my bones
The breath I saw was not my own
I knew my skin that wrapped my frame
Wasn't made to play this game
And then I saw him, torch in hand
He laid it out, what he had planned
And then I said I'll take the grave
Please just send them all my way"

@ryry9236

2y↑4

I miss you bad as, but I can get through this I'm tough as haha, I love you forever RIP I'm sorry for being locked up baby girl, I'm breaking down right now writing this, but I'll see you again, save a seat for me up there ❤
If I was out I reckon you would still be here with us, I'm sorry 💔

Edit again:
I'm not tough I'm a broken man, I'll see you soon I can't do this anymore,

My advice to the world is
Take the positives out the negatives,
Get it done then it's done,
Hope for the best nd expect the worse,

Follow love, coz that's all that matters ... for real

@mattsmith3872

34w↑3

Like Real People Do

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I had a thought, dear
However scary
About that night
The bugs and the dirt
Why were you digging?
What did you bury
Before those hands pulled me
From the earth?

I will not ask you where you came from
I will not ask you, neither should you

Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We should just kiss like real people do

I knew that look dear
Eyes always seeking
Was there in someone
That dug long ago
So I will not ask you
Why you were creeping
In some sad way I already know

I will not ask you where you came from
I will not ask you and neither would you

Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We should just kiss like real people do

I could not ask you where you came from
I could not ask you, neither could you

Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We could just kiss like real people do

@thewranglerdangler8982

34w↑4

I had a thought, dear
However scary
About that night
The bugs and the dirt
Why were you digging?
What did you bury
Before those hands pulled me
From the earth?
I will not ask you where you came from
I will not ask you, neither should you
Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We should just kiss like real people do
I knew that look dear
Eyes always seeking
Was there in someone
That dug long ago
So I will not ask you
Why you were creeping
In some sad way I already know
I will not ask you where you came from
I will not ask you and neither would you
Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We should just kiss like real people do
I could not ask you where you came from
I could not ask you, neither could you
Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We could just kiss like real people do

All comments from YouTube:

@Chloe-iw5js

14w↑69

I played this so much during the summer, so now when I hear it, I think of being in my truck, ever so slightly bass boosted, driving home from my boyfriends house with a big smile on my face, falling in love with him. It smells like summer

@amberic601

2y↑310

@heidiweatherford7013

2y↑1

@chelsmac3922

2y↑7

Crazy how little lyrics this song is but still a banger

@designworksnw

2y↑2

I find this to me romaantic

@molly5280

2y↑323

I want this as my wedding song

@tamplushboy8452

2y↑14

THEN FUCKING DO IT

@tamplushboy8452

2y↑16

INFACT PUT THE WHOLE FUCKING ALBUM ON

@James-nr9gm

2y↑9

I'm gay. I also want this to be a song I share with someone one day.

@designworksnw

Have you married?

@tamplushboy8452

@@designworksnw bruh

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@user-ip2sr7dv1q

37w↑159

It's criminal how well his songs fit with Good Omens/Crowley and Aziraphale

@anafrost6027

35w↑9

😭❤

@moldyreesescups

33w↑14

Gaiman couldn’t pay for our collective therapy, so Hozier songs will have to do 😭💔

@ccatfoxx

30w↑11

LITERALLY AND IT MAKES ME WANNA SOB I CANT HANDLE THIS

@rebeccalambert3240

19w↑4

Literally came here the other day to listen to it (having heard it a bit before) after watching an edit of them to it 😭

@Elliot-qm3uh

NOOO DON'T MAKE ME THINK OF THAT

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@katherinetemple1805

2y↑284

This song I used to listen to it and be happy.. till recently when it came on the radio in the twilight hours after a bad argument with my husband coming home from work; now I listen to it and cry in a mix of frustration and bitter sweetness. He went through being kidnapped and on the break of death and now that he is back we have been really tense about everything and disagreeing on lots of things since we have very different minds on how to deal with the situation. We never used to argue, but even though we both are frustrated we still want to put the fight down and kiss and remind the other we love the other.
“I will not ask where you came from, I will not ask, and neither would you”.. about those nights we both lost the other, “we should just kiss like real people do..”
everything about this song just encompasses how we are trying to rediscover ourselves and fix our communication. “I will not ask why you are creeping, in some sad way I already know” I know why we argue and why we are so tense, but it still hurts and I know it hurts him.
Even though I am so happy and thankful he is back this song makes me feel “like real people do”, it’s never as easy as a “happy ending”. It reminds me there is just so many emotions and problems left to resolve and it is okay to have “bad” feelings as long as you come back to each other to solve them together “however scary” they may be.

@sarahe2274

1y↑14

Wishing you both a lot of love and warmth 💛

@natalieward854

1y↑19

This is beautiful how you explained the way the lyrics speak to you. I’d listened to them completely differently but hearing this put a new perspective. I wish you the best with this situation ❤️

@kellihernandez3387

23w

You need to be more understanding and let him be ...if I understood correctly- he had major trauma wtf

@derekrose8078

21w↑4

@@kellihernandez3387they both need time and it’s hard to go back to normal after something like that

@slightlyzack9404

17w↑1

Just be there. Love like you do. Maybe more.

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@Idiot_rando

2y↑112

A lady friend sent this one to me.. never would have known about it if it weren't for her.. but damn am I glad that I have both in my life. If you're reading this, C.. You are a treasure. Now and forever. Thank you for blessing my soul with this song. I needed it.

@kiyawilliams4416

30w↑16

I listened to this song the night before I met my boyfriend for the first time and now I listen to it every night as it reminds me of him and how much I feel safe in his arms and how much I love him!

@couurrtneyyy5720

2y↑8

this is what life feels like. thank you. love all of you in these comments <3

@carolpomper4688

2y↑92

So very hauntingly beautiful and melodic🎶❤! Stirring and etheral.

@bringitdanielle

2y↑20

Listened to this album religiously during college. Good times.

@germanpogostick

2y↑21

never gonna miss an excuse to listen to this song

@Amberingz

2y↑23

i just can’t tell you. why am i 46 and only listening to you now. i heard a glimpse at some concert years ago? i should have known. i should have followed my gut and made your voice a part of my life then. But i embrace this beautiful magic now. 🙏.

@marzbarz1111

19w↑2

the universe was just waiting for the right moment 💗

@jcc152509

47w↑26

If this song doesn't make one feel something, then I think one has shut life and feeling off. That change is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.

@seanclarke3867

16w

Agreed, this one and cherry wine make me feel so many things lol

@palmfrondfreak8218

50w↑8

I was just unexpectedly touched, in a place yet undiscovered.. more exciting than terrified, I chose to explore more.

Thank you so much

@SarahMarie123

2y↑30

I’m getting married in October and we are using this as our isle song ❤️

@masquerademage

oh my gosh, i'm sure the wedding will be gorgeous! congratulations to you both 💕

@m-419

How was it?

@SarahMarie123

1y↑4

@@m-419 it was beautiful ❤️ I cried when I heard the music start and my bridal party started walking then me and my now husband both cried when we saw each other when I walked down the isle. 100% a beautiful wedding song 11/10 I would recommend 🥰

@m-419

1y↑1

@@SarahMarie123 I'm glad, I hope you two have a lovely life together ❤️

@tkqueen992

42w↑4

This song makes me think of the South with the moss draping over and also waking up early in the morning to go to a farmers market! Makes me so happy!

@BiHighCri

25w↑11

This Songs Feels Like The Somberest Love Of Two Deeply Flawed Individuals Who's Love Isn't About Healing, But Accepting Who Is In Front Of Them Right Now And Begging To Let That Be All. To Let Them Take Comfort In Each Other, To Lay In Each Other's Embrace Knowing Full Well The Sins Of The Other And Themselves. Even If It's Just For A Moment. Just Silent Pleas Of Five More Minutes To Lay In Each Other's Arms As The Winds Of Change Blow Outside The Windows But They Whistle In Vain. Because In That Moment They Are Quiet In The Arms Of The Person They Love. The World And Wind Can Howl For Change, But They Can Wait Their Goddamn Turn. A Procrastinated Pain Resting Like An Old Dog On The Porch While Two Lovers Lay In Bed, Together Today Even If Nothing Else Tomorrow.

@anomalousjester4426

6w↑1

by Panic! at the Disco

@honeymoonavenue97

2y↑17

Is this how you’re going to post a new album? Along w posting all the old ones? Love that.

@SMFAHgirl98

2y↑14

spent many a night outside listening to this, was so happy to hear it on iZombie, i will love hozier forever

@GingerKC

2y↑1

ME TOO!!! I WISH I KNEW U!

@talousse

2y↑14

🧍 waiting for a new album 🧍

@alexrogers4216

1y↑12

This song never fails to make me cry😂

@juliusc8855

THOSE CYMBAL ROLLS GIVE SI MUCH DEPTH

@ceelismith6003

2y↑8

Whats nice is when THAT person sends this to you :))

@ciannah018

EXACTLY

@leftyfizz

2y↑11

My friend played this song at a concert and while she was doing it I realized I'm kind of in love with her HH-

@Lizhal-jj2om

2y↑42

My favorite song in the whole wide world. I first heard this when I was 11 and have been listening to it all the time ever since <3

@AsaStanleyKemler

2y↑4

Nice that we have a comments section for the time being!

@voiceofreason1613

46w↑4

One of my fav songs

@Pookeroni

2y↑15

This song makes me emotional. So beautiful ❤️

@jennifermunoz3039

2y↑47

This song has been on viral tik tok videos as sounds, that’s how I came along it. It’s a great song and a great way for his music to be publicized again.

@tamplushboy8452

You are seriously uncultured as fuck to not know this band

@tamplushboy8452

2y↑1

Not to mention the amount of attention span lowered by it less then a goldfish

@brandanreese19

2y↑1

Oh God if it's on tik tok as a sound it becomes annoying really quick.

@Zimbokasa

18w

Yeah - music is so disposable for those who are chronically online (definitely not everybody) that it doesn't even matter if you get publicity or not. That attention disappears faster than it came. It's depressing.

@prosebuds5124

2y↑163

Omg what’s going onnn 😳

@xxcelestialdreamxx7709

2y↑6

Right! Gotta be a reason for this activity!

@prosebuds5124

2y↑6

@@xxcelestialdreamxx7709 suspicious behavior mr Hozier

@Romo.david_

He said in a interview that if he could go bak to this album he would’ve changed some things, maybe he actually did 🤷‍♂️

@calebgreen1070

2y↑8

It’s a remaster for better hearing quality. Go to the one posted 8 years ago and just from phone speakers I can tell it’s immensely better

@abbeystjames

1y↑4

Beauty. That is what's going on

@golddragon51296

2y↑11

A gem always

@GoodenYou

2y↑4

Such a dreamy track

@M.A.C.01

2y↑8

Such a beautiful song ❤️

@vixmack6356

2y↑5

Reliving the magic… and tis magic

@kimberlybuenrostro3803

2y↑7

This song just 🦋✨🦋✨

@judithfortuna4453

2y↑8

Beautiful voice, real talent

@ericvandermey3231

2y↑15

@jerushaking1396

2y↑2

Beautiful

@emilygraves9724

1y↑5

Im engaged and this is on my fiancée's and i's wedding playlist. I hope to plan it to where it plays just as we say "i do"

@LemonGaming100

2y↑6

Man this is such a good song🥰

@railroaded1299

2y↑6

EXCELLENT .. comments ON ❤ This is how we heal.

@ChristusVincit236

2y↑6

my favourite song <33

@angiegregoire7711

2y↑4

Great song 🤗

@xenarodriguez9820

22w↑2

If I had a nickel for every time hozier wrote a zombie love song I would have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice

@GingerKC

2y↑47

What is my Hozzy bear up to??? I see Hozier come across notifications, and I jump on it. I'm so happy cuz sense something great. This song is so beautiful!! I love you FOREVER Andrew!!!! ❤️ You've taken over my heart for years now. I am getting his genius lyrics tattooed on me. He is a MASTERPIECE!!!! 🥰

@kingsblood7304

1y↑3

I will not ask you why you were creeping in some sad way I already know

@GingerKC

@@kingsblood7304 Damn you're GOOD!!! You nailed it. 👏 🥰😁

@kingsblood7304

1y↑1

@@GingerKC 🙂

@thecoolobserver

1y↑3

I never hurt a soul....not a single person. I got the shit beat out of me....and I never harmed a soul.

@Isndbrbwhoxnenso

2y↑2

My Heart

@RebelwheelsNYCShow

2y↑5

Lol this was so confusing this morning when I got a notification that there was a new Hozier video uploaded and it was from the first album lol. My morning brain was all what what what? Lol

@RaurXDberry

1y↑29

I imagine myself in a wedding dress with little stars dangling of it as my hair is braided and has flowers in it
As I hold pink,purple blue flowers since I'm having a space theme wedding
And me and my partner slow dancing to this song and it feel more like an fairy tale as I lay on their chest and we end up kissing by the end of the song

@Somefreshkemistry

2y↑4

So good, like really good

@AlbertoGalvan-st8rh

2y↑3

OMG! ✨

@schnebly3579

2y↑2

yass king

@Bigbossbadge

2y↑5

Girl the albums been out

@cherecunningham8008

2y↑5

I haven't listened to your music in some time but as I listening I saw visions of Van Morrison, The Chieftains and heard Shane MacGowan and Sinead O'Connor Haunted and was reminded of Lord Huron's The Night We Met.☮️♥️🙌🏾

@Julie-AnneRanse

1y↑3

it have to be your best one

@thewranglerdangler8982

2y↑3

What rituals do you be doing to get these masterpieces!!!!! Fr thank you for making these sounds they help!

@alanispj4382

2y↑1

Teamo

@wbelloCh

2y↑3

😭❤️

@biancaramos7488

2y↑1

This is giving twilight vibes 🥰

@audraprentiss1913

2y↑2

❤❤❤

@emmettbattle5728

2y↑2

stop youre killing me

@emmettbattle5728

i will not ask you why you are creeping but in some sad way i already know

@thewranglerdangler8982

2y↑2

By the way the first let’s just kiss hits so hard

@Be_You.

2y↑4

💜✨

@juliarunn5009

46w↑3

This song was so sad to me when I first heard it, then I read pet sematary and now it’s just super creepy bc it fits so well with the book. Especially the second verse.

@sandhyagautam5050

2y↑3

❤️🎶

@user-AProvider-A-TakeAwaylife

42w↑1

Sounds like a sad song of resurrection from the grave of haunting spirits

@nicolemarie8868

2y↑4

I did not need this today 😭

@honeymoonavenue97

2y↑2

Hi HOZIER I love you

@ryry9236

2y↑4

@nfwmvee

@mattsmith3872

34w↑3

@ashleighaftershock1642

Im here because of my lovely Andy, hes incarcerated for the time being but hes coming home soon!

@jtw.111

2y↑319

Not only is it weird that he uploaded these old songs, but it’s also weird that it’s only some of them. Also being a Taylor Swift fan makes me think this is an easter egg, but I don’t think Hozier does that kind of stuff 😂

@tamplushboy8452

2y↑20

Old? You think 2014s old?

@pschurman1

1y↑7

Hozier is a truly gifted artist and CANNOT be compared to anyone else!!

@deanharstad5404

1y↑33

@@tamplushboy8452 It scares me that 2014 is almost 10 years ago… time is relentless.

@tamplushboy8452

1y↑6

@@deanharstad5404 fr

@justingantt9896

1y↑2

@@tamplushboy8452 don't tell them he "aged" 10 years 😂

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@kaepiper

2y↑4

hozier hon u okay

@WatchingSunSet

21w

Hi! Can someone tell me what the tuneing of this song is?? I want to learn it on the guitar thank u✨💕

@memoriam.victoriam

2y↑9

why he posting all of these songs... could he be... prepering to...
release some new songs...

@thecurrentuniverse

This song reminds me of King Shantanu singing to Goddess Ganga about her actions.

@oscarmurillo-morales6746

2y↑2

This is just so beautiful that I wanna 😏😏🤤🤤😫😫😫 the song

@MingeMan6969

2y↑3

Why it’s so sad to see how much his views have dropped over the years😢

@butmermaids7443

2y↑3

Why was this song put up three times? Like I'm not complaining because wow but i am curious

@ziondapaa6392

2y↑3

what is the meaning of this?

@anabonillas8073

2y↑5

bestie what is going on

@somewhereupthere785

1y↑5

I'm a real person. And I have lips. Just, y'know, fyi.

@josephinedebellis9018

unreal unearth, soonish? 😭

@alessandracoke

0:45

@xXFZ_Xx

9no comentario ☺️✌️🦾

@peacecare3744

Hannah

@jennystawinski7809

Hi Hozier, My son and his wife started following you even before you became famous. After hearing my students’s original (elementary)song set to Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem- City Trees, my son said you could do some great things with this original melody?! Enjoy… needs to be a bit faster!!

@jennystawinski7809

https://youtu.be/Vh1C4OzvU3g

@jennystawinski7809

Main composer of the trio of girls was Layla Robb, talented student who is now in middle school. She wrote it in 5th grade!! 🌹♥️

@thecoolobserver

1y↑2

I miss Keira.....the last girl I ever loved and cared about.

@biancamueller3373

Best where in the universe office pic..?XoXoX 👣🦇🌈🌻🌈🦇⌛🪞

@thewranglerdangler8982

34w↑4

I had a thought, dear
However scary
About that night
The bugs and the dirt
Why were you digging?
What did you bury
Before those hands pulled me
From the earth?
I will not ask you where you came from
I will not ask you, neither should you
Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We should just kiss like real people do
I knew that look dear
Eyes always seeking
Was there in someone
That dug long ago
So I will not ask you
Why you were creeping
In some sad way I already know
I will not ask you where you came from
I will not ask you and neither would you
Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We should just kiss like real people do
I could not ask you where you came from
I could not ask you, neither could you
Honey just put your sweet lips on my lips
We could just kiss like real people do