7 Years

Lukas Graham

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Lyrics:

[English]

Once I was seven years old

my momma 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

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

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 momma told me

Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely

Once I was seven years old

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
learning /ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - the acquisition of knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught
drinking /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow
liquor /ˈlɪkər/ B2	noun - alcoholic drink
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy
wife /waɪf/ A1	noun - a married woman
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
songs /sɔːŋz/ A1	noun - a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung
stories /ˈstɔːriz/ A2	noun - an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment
glory /ˈɡlɔːri/ B2	noun - high renown or honor won by notable achievements
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
goals /ɡoʊlz/ B1	noun - the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result
failure /ˈfeɪljər/ B1	noun - lack of success
voices /ˈvɔɪsɪz/ B1	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song
major /ˈmeɪdʒər/ B1	adjective - important, serious, or significant
roaming /ˈroʊmɪŋ/ B2	verb - move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area
children /ˈtʃɪldrən/ A1	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty or full physical development
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature

Grammar:

Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely

➔ Imperative + 'or' + Future Conditional

➔ This sentence uses the imperative mood ("Go make yourself some friends") followed by 'or' and a future conditional clause ("you'll be lonely"). It expresses a condition: if you don't make friends, then a certain result (loneliness) will happen.
Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker

➔ Present Participle as Adverbial Modifier, Comparative Adverb

➔ "Pushing each other to the limits" is a present participle phrase acting as an adverbial modifier, describing *how* they were learning. "Quicker" is the comparative form of the adverb "quickly".
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure

➔ Inversion (omitted 'because' or 'as'), 'be out to do something'

➔ The sentence structure is inverted. It implies 'Because we were never rich, we were out to make that steady figure.' "Be out to do something" means to be determined or eager to do something.
'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me

➔ Relative Clause, Emphasis with "ever"

➔ "'Cause only those I really love" contains a relative clause, where "those I really love" is the subject of the main clause. "Ever" is used for emphasis, implying that *only* those people will truly know the speaker.
I only see my goals, I don't believe in failure

➔ Simple Present Tense, Negative Statement

➔ The first clause "I only see my goals" uses the simple present tense to express a general truth or habit. The second clause "I don't believe in failure" is a negative statement, also in the simple present tense, expressing a lack of belief.
And if we don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll see you later

➔ First Conditional, Future Tense

➔ This is a first conditional sentence expressing a possible future condition and its likely result. The 'if' clause ("if we don't meet before I leave") is in the simple present tense, and the main clause ("I hope I'll see you later") uses the future tense ('will').
Remember life and then your life becomes a better one

➔ Imperative + 'and' + Future Simple

➔ This sentence starts with an imperative verb "Remember", giving a direct command. It's followed by 'and', connecting it to a statement in the future simple tense, indicating a consequence: if you remember life, your life will improve.
Will I think the world is cold

➔ Future Simple Interrogative

➔ This is a question in the future simple tense. The auxiliary verb "Will" comes before the subject "I", indicating a query about a future state or action. This explores a hypothetical thought or feeling in the future.