


“7 Years” was written by Lukas Graham’s lead vocalist Lukas Forchammer along with three other songwriters.His father’s death was what motivated him to write this track and a number of the band’s biggest songs. Why do the lyrics of “ 7 Years” end at 60 years?Īccording to Forchhammer, the reason is because his father died at the age of 61. Owing to this, his dreams in life are to become as cool as his father was.

According to him, he had a “perfect father” who was very cool. He hopes to become such a wonderful father that even when he is old and boring, his children would want to visit him frequently. Speaking with, Forchhammer said the song is mainly about his aim to become a good father.
