I will not make
The same mistakes that
you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much
misery
I will not break
The way you did, you
fell so hard
I've learned the hard
way
To never let it get that
far
Because of you
I never stray too far
from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the
safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I lose my way
And it's not too long
before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's
weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh
everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly
break
When it wasn't even
whole to start with
Because of you
I never stray too far
from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the
safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I watched you die
I heard you cry every night
in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known
Better than to lean on
me
You never thought of
anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the
middle of the night
For the same damn thing
Because of you
I never stray too far
from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the
safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to
forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let
anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life
Because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid
Because of you
Because of you
"Because
of You" is a song recorded by American pop singer Kelly Clarksonfor
her second studio album, Breakaway (2004). It was written by
Clarkson along with its producers David Hodges and Ben Moody. It was released on August 16, 2005 by RCA Records, as
the third single from Breakaway. Clarkson originally wrote
"Because of You" when she was 16 years old to cope with the emotional
distress caused by her parents' divorce. She wanted the song to be included on
her debut studio album, Thankful (2003), but her record label
thought that it was not suitable to be included in the album. She then polished
the song with Hodges and Moody before successfully convincing her label to
include it on Breakaway.
To
know about the song's background further, here are some comments from Kelly
Clarkson about what inspired her to write "Because Of You" :
“’Because
Of You’ isn’t about breakups, it’s about my family. It is about growing up in a
broken home. My parents were together for 17 years or so, and then all of the
sudden, something went wrong. But I’ve talked to lots of friends who have seen
domestic violence in their homes; I didn’t. But if you see those things as a
child, you see a family member cheating or people not trusting each other or
people not communicating with each other, that effects you. You end up afraid
to trust people, because you think you’re going to get screwed over. Me and a
friend of mine were up late one night talking about our lives, and it led to
this song. I wrote it when I was 16, my friend was having a really hard time
with her family. It was a different situation than mine, but I could relate to
what she was going through. My parents were together for a long time, and
suddenly one thing happens, and it’s over. That could happen to me. It made me
feel like, why would I want to open up and trust someone? I know that it’s a
childish way to look at it; life is a risk, and anything worth having is worth
taking a risk for, but I wrote it when I was 16. I have learned a lot since
then. At the same time, it doesn’t matter how old you are, you can still
relate. I was 6 when my parents got divorced. I used to be the most closed off
person. I didn’t want to get hurt. I had been messed over by friends, and I had
been through a lot with my family. I didn’t pity myself, but I did put a wall
up. I’m smarter now, but I have a good relationship with God, and that’s gotten
better over the years. That’s why I’ve gotten smarter about situations. I’m a
very trusting person now. I’m not going to let people screw me over left and
right, but at the same time I’m not going to close myself off. That’s a big
step for me.”
So, in conclusion, in the song, Kelly sings about trying not to make the same mistakes her parents did, and how because of the divorce, she is scared to fall in love, in fear of going through the same pain her parents did.
Hmm, such a really sad love story happened in the family that is implied in the song, isn't it?
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