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Analysis Of Lukas Graham's Song 'Mama Said'

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Though I am not the only individual who values family, knowledge, and health where Lukas Graham shares such common values that he had expressed through one of his many songs, “Mama Said.” “Mama Said” is a song that tells a story of how a group of young kids came from poverty and were bullied for that in their childhood, though, they chose to fight rather than flight resulting in a greater outcome of growing up to being prouder, stronger, and braver by not giving up; and just keep on fighting. All though, the outcome of how these children grew up today was because of the effect that their parents had on them during their upbringing that had a lot to do with teaching them what is right from wrong, and to express their feelings to those who they …show more content…

I know which place I'm from I know my home when I'm in doubt and struggling that's where I'll go.” That being said, Lukas’s strongest value in life is his family for the reason being that they raised him in the proper state of mind to be happy with the minimal then to foresee the money and fame despite his surroundings. On the other hand, his family reflected his other two major values of health and knowledge. His parents educated him in the sense of expressing that life is about finding true happiness in the most meaningful things to individuals, and not in the perspective of others. Whereas his “Mama said that is was okay mama said that it was quite alright our kind of people had a bed for the night and it was okay mama told us that we were good kids and daddy told us never listen to the ones pointing nasty fingers and making fun.” Therefore, Lukas was able to learn that if he wanted to succeed in life he would need to be grateful for all the things he had and not to let the bullying get to

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