Because of You

[JENNR8R 0]

What is this song talking about?... I don't get it.

Because of You

by Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges e Ben Moody

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 stay 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
Every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

Because of you
I never stay 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 stay 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 tried 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

What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy
ones? -- Monday.

[kenz 0]

MY guess is that she watched someone else mess up and shes learned to be super cautious and live her life walking on eggshells

"life does throw curveballs sometimes but it doesn't mean we shouldn't still swing for the homerun" ~ me

[ntrprnr 0]

I thought she was striking out against her mom.

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"Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?"
"Even in freefall, I have commitment issues."

[jumpjunkie2004 0]

Song lyrics aren't supposed to make sense : )

Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat...

[stitch 0]

"I walk the line"- Johnny Cash

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

[irisheyes 0]

Saw an interview when the song came out first where she said she asked her families permission/okay to put it in the CD because the song dealt with her relationship with her father. Guess they had a rough one.


PS, I think the correct lyric is I never stray to far from the sidewalk.

[apollard24 0]

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I thought she was striking out against her mom.

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Yep its about her mom. Great song!

Breathe out so I can breathe you in...

[irisheyes 0]

Guess I should have googled it first. A couple of site do have "stay" and not stray. Sorry!

[waltappel 1]

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I thought she was striking out against her mom.

That was my take on it too.

Walt

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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Saw an interview when the song came out first where she said she asked her families permission/okay to put it in the CD because the song dealt with her relationship with her father. Guess they had a rough one.

Even in the shittiest of familial relationships there is something good to be found, however miniscule...

Too bad she didn't put that in her song as well, however small it may have been. Now she just sounds like every other bitter little bastage out there that is content to blame their screw ups on their past instead of owning their mistakes. Sad, when they could be using it to make themselves and others stronger. -But I digress...

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.