- Taken from www.davedays.com
7 Things
Dave Days Lyrics
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Sha
Stop
I probably shouldn't say this
Because my friends think that I'm weird
Everytime I say I love you, they remind me you can't hear
It's because you're cardboard, I'm always ignored.
Why can't they see?
And you're still standing in the same way
Just how I left you yesterday, against the wall
Don't fall
The 7 things I hate about you
You're fake, you break, you are not real
If only I had something to feel
You are 2D with no back side
You cost me quite a lot to buy
My friends are jerks, they make fun of us
Just know it hurts
I want to be with the real Miley
And the seventh thing I hate the most about you
You make cardboard look cute
It's awkward and silent because cardboard cannot speak
I wonder what you think about when you smile and stare at me
Dude, are you serious? You're delirious!
She is cardboard, she can't hear us
Yes, I can!
Dude, oh my god, did she just talk?
She's been real all along! Say something again!
Dave, never touch me again!
The 7 things I like about you.
You're hair, your eye, cardboard Levis.
When we kiss you're hypnotized.
You let me do whatever I want.
I can't wait till Chris is gone!
We never fight when I hold you tight
Ow! Splinter! Ohhh it's alright!
I wanna be with the real Miley.
And the 7th thing I like the most about you.
You make cardboard look cute.
In Dave Days's song "7 Things", the lyrics revolve around the singer's relationship with a cardboard cutout of Miley Cyrus that they love. The opening stanza mentions how the singer's friends find their love for the cardboard cutout to be weird since it cannot hear them. Despite being made of cardboard, the singer feels a connection to the cutout and wishes their friends could understand that. They mention how the cutout is still standing the same way and haven't changed since the previous day.
Moving to the chorus, "The 7 things I hate about you" is a reference to Miley Cyrus's song "7 Things" that was released around the same time as this song. The singer lists out things that they dislike about the cardboard cutout, noting how it isn't real and fake. They end the list by saying even though it's made of cardboard, it still manages to look cute.
The second verse talks about the awkwardness of talking to a cardboard cutout since it cannot speak. The singer wonders what the cutout thinks about when smiling and staring at them and wonders if it's delirious to imagine that the cutout answered them. The second half of the verse is a repeated line where the cutout lashes out at the singer for touching them.
Overall, the song humorously portrays a one-sided relationship with a cardboard cutout while poking fun at Miley Cyrus's song at the same time.
Line by Line Meaning
I probably shouldn't say this
I'm hesitant to express myself
Because my friends think that I'm weird
My friends don't understand my feelings
Everytime I say I love you, they remind me you can't hear
My friends mock me because you're not real
It's because you're cardboard, I'm always ignored.
You're ignored because you're just cardboard
But you feel so real to me
I have strong feelings for you, even though you're not real
Why can't they see?
I wish my friends could understand my feelings
And you're still standing in the same way
You haven't changed since I last saw you
Just how I left you yesterday, against the wall
You're still in the same place I left you yesterday
Don't fall
I don't want you to fall or get damaged
The 7 things I hate about you
I have negative feelings towards you
You're fake, you break, you are not real
You're not genuine and can't stand the test of time
If only I had something to feel
I wish I had a real person to love
You are 2D with no back side
You're flat and one-dimensional
You cost me quite a lot to buy
You were expensive to purchase
My friends are jerks, they make fun of us
My friends tease me about my feelings for you
Just know it hurts
Their teasing is hurtful to me
I want to be with the real Miley
I desire a relationship with the actual person, Miley Cyrus
And the seventh thing I hate the most about you
There's one last thing I dislike about you
You make cardboard look cute
You're the only good thing about cardboard
It's awkward and silent because cardboard cannot speak
Our relationship is limited by the fact that you're not real
I wonder what you think about when you smile and stare at me
I'm curious about your non-existent thoughts and feelings
Dude, are you serious? You're delirious!
I'm questioning my own sanity for having feelings for cardboard
She is cardboard, she can't hear us
You can't hear us because you're not real
Yes, I can!
I'm a real person, Dave!
Dude, oh my god, did she just talk?
I'm surprised that cardboard is talking
She's been real all along! Say something again!
It turns out you were real and I didn't know it
Dave, never touch me again!
I don't want to be touched by you anymore
The 7 things I like about you.
I have positive feelings towards you
You're hair, your eye, cardboard Levis.
I appreciate your appearance and clothing
When we kiss you're hypnotized.
Our kisses are passionate and intense
You let me do whatever I want.
I have complete control over the relationship
I can't wait till Chris is gone!
I'm excited for another person to be gone so we can be together
We never fight when I hold you tight
Our relationship is free of conflict when we're physically close
Ow! Splinter! Ohhh it's alright!
I experienced a minor injury from touching you, but it's not that bad
I wanna be with the real Miley.
I still have feelings for the actual person, Miley Cyrus
And the 7th thing I like the most about you.
There's one thing I really appreciate about you
You make cardboard look cute.
You're the only good thing about cardboard
Contributed by Adam Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
CAFF
I miss this old days of youtube when the youtubers were creative... they made it for fun and not for money :/
therealduckslikerain
+itskennyandjosh he added those links far later
Katalina Kristina
+CAFF Blame google for that. They just had to make this shit a bloody business. One of the reasons why I've stopped making my videos..
Jprostar
CAFF true so true
Christian Manalaysay
wow i remember always listening to this all the time when I was 12 years old when this came out and I'm 25 now... time flies :(
Megan
Same!! 25 too 😂 davedays was a big part of my childhood
kitkat97
Same
Miglos
bro me too im 25 n used to watch this stuff. parody videos used to be the wave
Brittany
3 years from now you will not only meet Miley, but you will be on Disney Channel singing an original song. Congrats Dave<3
The98Funnyman
Anyone else here taking a scroll down memory lane?