《because of you》
演唱:凱莉·克萊森
作曲:大衛·霍奇斯,本·穆迪
作詞:凱莉·克萊森
I will not make
我不會
The same mistakes that you did
妳犯的錯誤
I will not let myself
我不會讓自己
Cause my heart so much misery
因為我的心如此痛苦
I will not break
我不會打破的
The way you did, you fell so hard
妳這樣,妳摔得很厲害
I've learned the hard way
我已經學會了艱難的路
To never let it get that far
永遠不要讓它走到那麽遠
Because of you
因為妳
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我從不離人行道太遠
Because of you
因為妳
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
我學會了在安全的壹面踢球,這樣我就不會受傷了
Because of you
因為妳
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
我發現不僅我很難信任,而且我周圍的人也很難信任
Because of you,I am afraid,I lose my way
因為妳,我害怕,我迷路了
And it's not too long before you point it out
妳沒多久就指出了
I cannot cry
我不能哭
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
因為我知道那是妳眼中的弱點
I'm forced to fake
我被迫假裝
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
微笑,我生活中的每壹天都在笑
My heart can't possibly break
我的心不可能碎
When it wasn't even whole to start with
壹開始還不完整
Because of you
因為妳
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我從不離人行道太遠
Because of you
因為妳
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
我學會了在安全的壹面踢球,這樣我就不會受傷了
Because of you
因為妳
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
我發現不僅我很難信任,而且我周圍的人也很難信任
Because of you,I am afraid,I watched you die
因為妳,我害怕,我看著妳死了
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
我聽見妳每晚在睡夢中哭泣
I was so young,You should have known
我那時太年輕了,妳應該知道的
Better than to lean on me
比依靠我好
You never thought of anyone else
妳從沒想過其他人
You just saw your pain
妳剛剛看到了妳的痛苦
And now I cry in the middle of the night
現在我半夜哭了
For the same damn thing
為了同樣的事
Because of you
因為妳
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我從不離人行道太遠
Because of you
因為妳
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
我學會了在安全的壹面踢球,這樣我就不會受傷了
Because of you
因為妳
I try my hardest just to forget everything
我盡我最大的努力忘記壹切
Because of you
因為妳
I don't know how to let anyone else in
我不知道怎麽讓別人進來
Because of you,I'm ashamed of my life
因為妳,我為我的生活感到羞愧
Because it's empty,Because of you
因為它是空的,因為妳
I am afraid
我害怕
Because of you,Because of you
因為妳,因為妳
創作背景:
凱莉·克萊森在6歲時,親眼目睹了父母結束了17年的婚姻;而凱莉的父母早在離婚之前,就因為感情不和而經常發生激烈的爭吵,使得凱莉·克萊森的童年生活壹團糟。
凱莉·克萊森有壹個朋友,跟她壹樣有壹個不幸的家庭。在凱莉·克萊森16歲的壹天,她跟這位朋友促膝長談了壹晚。回到家裏,她寫下了這首歌的草稿。