Last week I wrote an article about my father during the holidays and around my birthday, about how he passed away due to cancer (you can find it here) and there's one musician that can relate to nearly every aspect of what I've gone through, and that's Lukas Graham. His father, who passed away in 2012, eleven days before Lukas' twenty-fourth birthday. Many of you may know him for his single "7 Years" and more recently "Mama Said." However, these are not the song that resonate with me, his album is full of songs about his father and his father's passing, and for me, that's such a personal story when I first listened to it all the way through I was shocked that there was a pop (officially a pop-soul) band that would write about a topic so personal to Lukas who's stories are being told, and a topic that I live with every day. So without further ado, my top ten lines from Lukas Graham

10. "What will I say when my kids ask me who my daddy was, I thought about it for awhile and I'm at a loss" -( Happy Home)

This line highlights what I think a lot of us who have lost a father felt. I know one day my children will ask about the grandfather they never got to meet, and how I will perfectly articulate the man my dad was. What words will I use to make sure that they get exactly how much he meant to me?

9. Every step I take, you used to lead the way, now I'm terrified to face it on my own"-(You're Not There)

I've always been an independent person, but my parent have guided my steps all my life. After my dad's passing, my mom gave me a book of anecdotes and life advice he had left me, but to know he won't be there to guide me through the rest of my life scares me to no end.

8. "I saw my life come crashing down, I crawled, I walked, I'm flying now, I found my strength on my knees"-(Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)

I love this line because he's talking with a friend who switches up the conversation to Lukas, and he states that just like the friend, he's gone through lows, but he got through it and he's flourishing. I feel like this translates to everyone's life, we all go through lows that we have to dig deep and find the strength to get out to make our lives better and to reach our full potential.

7. "I know my good friends, now they'll last, the same ones that stood by me when my daddy passed"-(Happy Home)

I've had great friends that have been by my side through everything and I want to give them the world. My friends have seen me at my highs and lows, they know how outrageous and obnoxious I can be, and they're still there. It's not the times that I'm being loud or causing a ruckus that shows me their true friendship, it's the times when I'm at my lowest, that I'm vulnerable and they still stick by me, those are the times when I can see their true colors and know that we've made it through everything together.

6. "How come you don't strip no more?"-(Strip No More)

This one is way out there, but this song is so upbeat and so funky, that it's one of my favorites from the album. In an album riddled with sadness and serious themes, a song about strippers seemed to come at the right time, it gives a break to the seriousness of the album and I don't know if that's what Lukas intended, but it's something I'm most appreciative about the album.

5. "Everyone welcome to my funeral, everyone I know better be wasted"-(Funeral)

Despite the title, "Funeral" is one of the most upbeat songs on the album, incapsulating the fun that he had while he was alive. He's saying in this song that his life was a party, that he always had a good time, and that's a way I want to live. I want my friends and close ones to know how good of a life I had and the best way to honor me is to live it up one more time in my honor.

4. "As I struggle to remember how you used to look and sound, at times I still think I can spot you in the crowd."- (You're Not There)

It's a sad reality that even as close as our family is, in my case, my dad, as you distance yourself from them as they pass and you continue on it becomes difficult to remember their mannerisms and the way they talked. There are times where I just sit and try to remember my dad's voice, trying to summon his voice in my head, how he would critique me after my sporting events, talking sports, and the deep talks about God and my faith. As the years pass it's tough to imagine how he'd act and how we'd connect with me being older and wiser.

3. "I wanna see what I haven't seen, cause i know there's more, I take the world by storm"-(Take The World By Storm)

"Take The World By Storm", to me is the most empowering song on the album, these lines and the lead in to the chorus stir up a passion for nothing in my chest. This song makes me want to take over the world and that was the goal, I feel inspired to go out and see the world and become cultured outside of my own comfort zone. Lukas was stuck in a small town outside Copenhagen and his goal is the same as mine, to tackle the world and take it head on.

2. "Don't you worry 'bout me"-(Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)

This line is a constant reminder to me and those around me that no matter what happens, I'm going to be alright. I may get down and seem so sad, and at the time I am, but I will always rebound, I will always come back stronger. There's no need to worry about me because I'm stronger than my adversity, I can overcome anything, so know that no matter what, I'll be okay.

1. "You're not there to celebrate the man that you made, you're not there to share in my success and mistakes, is it fair you'll never know the person I'll be, you're not there with me"-(You're Not There)

The first time I heard this chorus, I lost it. This song invoked such a strong emotion in me, especially after hearing "Happy Home", "What Happened To Perfect", and then getting to this, I was touched in a way I never have been by music and this is the first truly perfect album I have ever heard. This is my favorite song on the album because I lost my dad at fifteen, so he had only known me through my younger years and never got to see the finished product of how he molded me. I could never express the gratitude I have that he was my dad for the years he was and I want to continue the legacy of him, just as Lukas is doing through his music.