演唱：凯莉·克莱森
作曲：大卫·霍奇斯，本·穆迪
作词：凯莉·克莱森
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
我不会重复你犯过的错误
I will not let myself Cause my heart so much misery
我不会让自己的心承受如此痛苦
I will not break the way you did
我不会破坏你选择的方式
You fell so hard
你吃尽苦头
I ve learned the hard way
我也已经知道痛苦的滋味
so never let it get that far
所以我不会让自己一错再错
Because of you
因为你
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我从来都不会偏离常轨
Because of you
因为你
I learned to play on the safe side so I don t get hurt
我学会站在安全的一方以免自己受到伤害
Because of you
因为你
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
我发现很难去相信自己以及我身边的每一个人
Because of you
因为你
I am afraid
我害怕
I lose my way ，And it s not too long before you point it out
在你指出道路的不久前，我迷失了方向
I cannot cry
我不能哭
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
因为我知道这在你眼里是软弱的表现
I m forced to fake a smile, a laugh everyday of my life
在生活中的每一天我被迫强颜欢笑
My heart can't possibly break
我的心可能早已破碎
When it wasn't even whole to start with
甚至在最初之时就不再完整
Because of you
因为你
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我从来都不会偏离常轨
Because of you
因为你
I learned to play on the safe side so I don t get hurt
我学会站在安全的一方以免自己受到伤害
Because of you
因为你
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
我发现很难去相信自己以及我身边的每一个人
Because of you
因为你
I am afraid
我害怕
I watched you die
我看到你日渐憔悴
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
每晚，我都听见你在睡梦中哭泣
I was so young
我当时太小
You should have known better than to lean on me
你早该知道而不是还依赖于我
You never thought of anyone else
你从来不考虑别人的感受
You just saw your pain
你只在乎自己的痛苦
And now I cry in the middle of the night for the same damn thing
如今我亦因为同样的事情在深夜里哭泣
Because of you
因为你
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
我从来都不会偏离常轨
Because of you
因为你
I learned to play on the safe side so I don t get hurt
我学会站在安全的一方以免自己受到伤害
Because of you
因为你
I try my hardest just to forget everything
我尽我最大努力去忘掉一切
Because of you
因为你
I don t know how to let anyone else in
我不知道如何去接纳别人
Because of you
因为你
I m ashamed of my life because it s empty
我为我的生命如此空虚而感到羞愧
Because of you
因为你
I am afraid
我害怕
Because of you
因为你
Because of you
因为你
歌曲鉴赏
凯莉的浓郁唱腔，使得这首歌从一开始就牵动着听者的心灵。即使不知道歌词的人，也可能会因为歌曲凄婉的曲调而扼腕感伤。
凯莉如泣如诉的声音，让人从中听到一种心灵上的控诉、听到一个女子掩藏在坚强外表下的忧愁和委屈，《Because of You》朴实的字里行间，写着一个女子从埋怨、挣扎、到清醒的过程。
因此，这首歌的最大优点，就是歌手所表达出的真实情感，从而使许多同年龄段的青少年们从这首歌中找到共鸣。《Because of You》不仅是情感的表达，更是一种呼声，具有积极的社会意义。
