Graham 7 Years Old Meaning

Every living thing will imagine their future and with it a little fear knotted in their stomach for how they could possibly accomplish all their dreams in this vast endless world. This can be heard with artist Graham a twenty seven year old from Christiania who sat down one day and began to tell out his life story, and future aspirations in his song “7 years old”. This song is a universally honest emotional song that makes one think back on their life as well as forward into one's goals, and even when silenced, the video speaks through images relaying that same powerful message. “7 Years Old” was created to be inspirational as well as appealing to all ages. The song grew out of Graham’s frustration trying to write a song different than other artists that really meant something memorable. Until his friend began to play a folky beat on the piano that sparked him to think back on his past life and future goals that began with “Once I was 7 years old”. Because Graham wanted the …show more content…
As Graham steps into the limelight he also steps into fatherhood. He stands beside a older man in his sixty’s back in his old neighborhood to compare himself to his predicted future self. However he cannot see past sixty because his father passed away at sixty. Finally the video pans to a graveyard Graham is visiting to represent him visiting his father, and how he hopes his children will visit his grave once or twice a month when he passes away. Standing from Graham’s standpoint in the video one can understand, and emphasize the feeling of how one could reach all their dreams in this giant world. Graham’s life story, told throughout his song “7 years old” is successfully universally relatable as well as emotional song that makes everyone think back on their past as well as what one's goals are, even if no words are being spoken the images relay the same message as the lyrics