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7 YEARS Lyrics- 7 YEARS Lyrics is a song by Danish soul-pop band Lukas Graham from their second studio album, Lukas Graham. The song was released as a digital download on 18 September 2015 by Copenhagen Records.
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Once I was seven years old my momma told me- Lyrics and video for the song 7 Years by Lukas Graham - Songfacts.
- 7 Years “7 Years” is a song by Danish soul pop band Lukas Graham from their second album, Lukas Graham (Blue Album). It topped the charts in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK and Canada and gained successful chart appearances in other European countries, as well as the United States.
The lyrics are by the singer himself, under his full name, Lukas Graham Forchhammer – an indication of his cross-national heritage. It's a highly emotive song. The singer recalls his childhood, his.
Go make yourself some friends or you’ll be lonelyOnce I was seven years oldIt 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 figureOnce I was eleven years old my daddy told me
Go get yourself a wife or you’ll be lonely
Once I was eleven years oldI 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 meOnce I was twenty years old, my story got toldBefore the morning sun, when life was lonely
Once I was twenty years oldI 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 laterOnce I was twenty years old, my story got told
I was writing ’bout 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 oldI’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 sorrySoon 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 monthSoon 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 oldOnce I was seven years old, my momma told me
Go make yourself some friends or you’ll be lonely
Once I was seven years oldOnce I was seven years old
7 YEARS Lyrics is originally uploaded to the “Lukas Graham” Youtube channel.
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It’s a song about Lukas Forchhammer, the band’s lead singer. about his life so far and what he hopes to achieve in his future, he explained: “It’s a song about growing older. I’m also coming to a realization that being a father is the most important thing. My biggest dream is not to be some negative old dude, but to have my kids’ friends say, ‘You’re going to visit your dad? Say hi! He’s awesome.’ I had a perfect father.
Lead singer Lukas Graham talked about the message of the song with Radio.com, he said: “The song’s basically just about becoming a good father, and being such a good father that your children would want to come and visit you when you’re an old, boring man. I had a really, really cool father, so that’s what I wanna be too. A lot of older people are actually very, very young, and they look at their age as some stamp that now they can point fingers at all the people that are younger than them; in reality I am probably a lot smarter than some of them anyway, at least. I’ve read more books; I’ve tried more stuff; I’ve seen more things. And I think that’s why I can write a song like ‘Seven Years,’ because I might only be 27, but I know what my dreams are. I knew when I was a young man that I wanted to be a father, and I knew I was gonna be a good father at that.” In another interview with ABC Radio, front-man Lukas Graham explained why the song became a hit, he said: “I think that’s what a lot of people are connecting with. I’m being blatantly honest about the mistakes I’ve made in my life – not that I would say it’s a mistake, I’d do it all again if I got the chance, ’cause that’s why I’m here. The reason why you love someone is not because you agree with everything they do, it’s because you may not necessarily agree, but you still love them. I think we just need to get to a point where people aren’t as judgmental as they are right now.”
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Songwriter/s: Lukas Forchammer – Stefan Forrest – Morten Ristorp – Morten Pilegaard
Label: Copenhagen – Warner Bros
Chart Rankings: Nominated for three Grammy Awards and the best seventh best-selling song of 2017 worldwide with over 10.4 million digital downloads and track-equivalent and streams. In the US, the song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the Adult Top 40 and Mainstream Top 40, peaked at number 33 on the Rhythmic charts and at number 26 on the Alternative Songs charts. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it Quadruple Platinum for sales over 2.1 million copies. In the UK, it topped the Official Charts Company, The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified Double Platinum for sales over 1.9 million copies. ‘7 Years Old’ topped the charts in several countries around the world including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Slovenia and Sweden. It was certified 7 times Platinum in Sweden, 6 times Platinum in Canada and 5 times Platinum in Australia and Italy. In other countries, the song was certified Quadruple Platinum Poland and Denmark, Triple Platinum New Zealand, Double Platinum in Spain and Platinum in Belgium and Germany.
Lukas Graham 7 Years Lyrics Meaning
Artist’s age on Release Date: The Danish pop and soul band was active for 4 years when the released this song.
Cover Versions: Jasmine Thompson – Conor Maynard – Twenty One Two – Madilyn Bailey – Travis Artreo – Alex Aiono – Reza Synger – Megan Nicole – Lawrence Park – Stephen Cornwell – Kurt Hugo Schneider – Bri Heart – Bars and Melody – Kate Peytavin – Victoria Kjoraas – Costantino Carrara (piano cover) – jeremy Green (violin cover) – other amateur artists covered this song on Youtube.
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