7 Years
Erna Sully Lyrics

If there was no tomorrow
If there were no future, future to be scared about or to hope for

Would you still remain the same?
Will you remain who you are, the habits you have, the way of life you live, without the fear of tomorrow changing that?

Or live your life, so shallow
Or will you start living your life without depth, without meaning, without substance, without any thought or care behind your actions?

And take it for granted everyday?
And will you start taking everything for granted, without realizing the value of life and everything that comes with it?

So take away tomorrow
So assuming there is no future, let us remove it from the equation.

And tell me again why we blame
And let us question why we blame others for our own shortcomings and mistakes.

Why we waste all our time
Why we waste the valuable commodity we have, time?

With bullshit and pride
With trivial issues, self-importance, and arrogance that only serve to distance us from others.

When time may not wait another day
When time does not wait for anyone and our time is limited, why do we continue wasting the precious seconds of life?

So again, years go by
And yet again, years pass by, which we have squandered without any thought.

So many tears I cried
So many times, I have cried over the years that have gone by without doing anything meaningful.

Now that we're through
Now that we have reached the end of this period, this chapter of our lives, what can we really say we have achieved?

I'll still honor you
I will still hold admiration, respect, and love for you.

And harmlessly swallow my pride
And let go of any ego or self-importance that might be holding me back from making the best out of my life.

It's time to fall away
It is the moment to let go, to move away from what is keeping us stuck.

It's time to separate
It's time for us to go our separate ways and live our individual lives.

And maybe we'll be alright
And this action, this separation could be what we need to feel okay or to minimize our pain.

Life is but the memories we've created
Our existence is nothing but the moments we have lived, the experiences we have created and the people we have touched along the way.

For all those to remember you and celebrate our life
Our memories of you are what we cherish, and we will always celebrate the fact that you were a part of our life.

If all that we are
If everything that makes us who we are today, our experiences, our thoughts, our actions if that is all we can expect from life?

Is all that we've been
If we have reached our full potential and everything we are is just the final result of what we have been through until now?

These bridges were built in vain
All the relationships, connections, and bonds we have built until now are nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Can we get to that place
Is it possible for us to reach that ultimate destination, that ultimate state of being or success?

With dignity and grace
Can we accept it and move on with dignity, with pride, and with grace, knowing that we did our best?

And live with all that remains
Can we live our lives with whatever we have left, knowing that our time is limited but still making the best of it?

For seven years I've tried to make it
For these seven years, I have been trying to succeed, to accomplish something meaningful, with no luck so far.

But how long can I take it
But for how much longer can I hold on to this, continue to pursue this path that is giving me no results?

Its time to fly
It's time for me to soar, to move away from this and start something else entirely.

If there was no tomorrow
If there is no future and we knew our time is limited.

Would you still retain all your hate?
Would you still hold onto negative emotions, anger or hate, without the fear of tomorrow?

Or live your life with no one to spite
Or will you start living your life without any resentment, hatred or malice towards anyone?

And free your spirit again
And liberate your soul, your mind, and your heart from any emotional baggage and negative feelings that you have been carrying so far.