Do you ever feel like the years are flying by? I know I do. I’ll start by saying that I am 19 years old, and I do know I’m still very young. But this still astonishes me. I’ve always been called an old soul, and we all are sometimes. I’m talking about those moments when you solemnly think; I can’t believe I’m this age.
I heard a song recently that poured this thought into my mind, once more, just as the thought has crossed me in the past. The feeling when you know that you have regrets but you need to carry on. This thought comes at the most struggling times, I find. The days when you have regrets or wish you could have gone back in time to change the ways you acted. Maybe even looking back and wishing you had followed the advice someone gave you.
The song is called Seventeen, by Alessia Cara. It mainly brings up feelings of youthful regret. Alessia Cara sings about regret for not following her parents advice, to simply enjoy life for her own benefit.
Anyone I’ve shown this song to since first hearing it myself have all had the same reaction. The happy, simple moments of your past that you remember, like being young and not understanding things that life eventually taught you over the years.
If you listen to the song, you’ll flash back to the times when your mom told you to keep good friends around you and to forget those who didn’t treat you the way you deserve. Or when your dad said not to rush your youth away, to enjoy the years of your life as they come.
Life teaches us through each day that we can grow from our struggles. I’m hoping that listening to this song can give you this feeling, and help you to recognize the beauty of your youth."Seventeen"
Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
My daddy says that life comes at you fast
We all like blades of grass
We come to prime and in time we just wither away
And it all changes
My view with a looking glass won't catch the past
Only photographs remind us of the passing of days
Oh nothing stays the same from yesteryears
See I recall being afraid of the dark
And holding on to teddy bears
I'd wrap myself in blankets just to cover me from fears
That was then and now I'm here
And the night is mine
So hear me scream
I was too young to understand what it means
I couldn't wait til I could be seventeen
I thought he lied when he said take my time to dream
Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen
Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
I'm Seventeen
Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Seventeen
Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Seventeen
Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen
My mother said don't forget where you come from, where you've been
Always keep your closest friends they can't slip away
They keep you grounded
Oh keep yourself surrounded with good advice
And yeah I guess that sounded nice when I was ten
Oh but never were there truer words
In all my days I've ever heard
And when she told me little girl the answer is love
So those are words that I keep with me
Though the seasons change so quickly
Keep them buried in my heart
And never fought
So hear me scream
I was too young to understand what it means
I couldn't wait til I could be seventeen
I thought she lied when she said "take my time to breathe"
Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen
Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
I'm Seventeen
Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Seventeen
Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Seventeen
Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen
I been goin on, I been growin up
I'm a know it all, I don't know enough
See I was racing and waiting for the day that I would be old enough
Guess I'll be patient and pace myself gotta prepare for when goings rough
I was too young to understand what it means
I couldn't wait til I could be seventeen
I thought she lied when she said "take my time to breathe"
Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen
Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
I'm Seventeen
Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Seventeen
Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Seventeen
Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen
