[3][4] In the lyrics, Elodie refers to a symbolic moment in the morning—7 AM—when someone is still up after a long night out and is trying to move on from someone, hoping to leave the past and their feelings behind, even though letting go isn't always easy.

[14][15][16][17] Andrea Laffranchi from Corriere della Sera described "Dimenticarsi alle 7" as a "song with vintage flavour, evoking the 1960s of a melancholic Mina", where the sound is driven by "an orchestra building up drama" and "an undestated techno beat grounding it in the present".

[19] Rolling Stone's journalist Filippo Ferrari highlights the song's "electronic production" and a chorus melody reminiscent of "a classic Italian ballad".

Alvise Salerno from AllMusic Italia described the song as being constructed "without adding or taking away anything" artistically from the singer, noting its resemblance to the sound of previous tracks such as "Andromeda" or "Black Nirvana".

[21] Similarly, Roberta Marchetti from Today stated that, while the chorus is "undeniably catchy", the rest of the song "feels like a big déjà vu, nothing memorable".