7 Years

Lukas Graham

Once I was seven years old, my mama told me,
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely."
Once I was seven years old

It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger
Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker
By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure

Once I was eleven years old, my daddy told me,
"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely."
Once I was eleven years old

I always had that dream, like my daddy before me
So I started writing songs, I started writing stories
Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me
'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me

Once I was twenty years old, my story got told
Before the morning sun, when life was lonely
Once I was twenty years old

(Lukas Graham!)

I only see my goals, I don't believe in failure
'Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major
I got my boys with me, at least those in favor
And if we don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll see you later

Once I was twenty years old, my story got told
I was writing about everything I saw before me
Once I was twenty years old

Soon we'll be thirty years old, our songs have been sold
We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming
Soon we'll be thirty years old

I'm still learning about life
My woman brought children for me
So I can sing them all my songs
And I can tell them stories
Most of my boys are with me
Some are still out seeking glory
And some I had to leave behind
My brother, I'm still sorry

Soon I'll be sixty years old, my daddy got sixty-one
Remember life, and then your life becomes a better one
I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once
I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month

Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?
Soon I'll be sixty years old

Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?
Soon I'll be sixty years old

Once I was seven years old, my mama told me,
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely."
Once I was seven years old

Once I was seven years old

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Meaning :

1. Song Lyric

(1) 7 years old: tell about a child that told by her mama to get some friend and so his life would not be lonely

(2) Then, the song tell us about naughtiness the child.

(3) 11 years old : the child had told by his father that he should get a wife and so his life would not be lonely

(4) Then it told about how he began to see his dreams like his daddy.

(5) 20 years old ; his story started.

(6) He confidently catched his dream and he didn't believe about failure.

(7) He wondered about his 30 years old that his song that made by himself had been sold and he had traveled around the world.

(8) He married and got a child. The guy was very happy so he could sing them all his song and he could tell them stories.

(9)  He wondered about his 60 years old. He wondered if his children would visit him when the world was cold.

2. Writer/Singer Perspective

T he lyric are written by the singer himself, Lukas Graham. This song is highly emotive. This song is like a story about himself. Lukas recalls his childhood, his hopes, and his dreams. He tell us about how was his childhood - and smoking weed at 11. He remember that his parents always told him to go to better life. Then, he also tell us about how was he broke his comfort zone. He looked for his future. He looked for his dreams. After that, this song also tell us about the time when finally at his bright side. Then, he wondered that in 30, he had caught his dream, sold his song and traveled around the world. And the story end up at 60 years old. "I couldn't go any further than 60 because my father died at 61,", Graham - 27 years. [source: www.independent.co.uk]

3. My Perspective

I like this song not only because it sounds good. But I also interested about the story that told from this song by the singer. In my opinion, this song is create by the singer to tell people about his life. He made a song that tell us about how bad hid childhood and the moment when finally he realized that he must break his bad life. This song succeed make people who listen to this music interested and got the point of what Lukas wanna tell.
 

Moral Lesson :

This life is not absolute our life. We cant do anything just based on what we wanna do. But this life has rules. This life is about catching dreams. Every people should have dreams. Dreams means purpose. We should always optimist to catch our dreams. There is no believe in failure. If you believe that you can get it, so you get it.

Dreams. Do. Success.