Because of You
The other night, I tried to blog about the music I chanced upon on TV while surfing channels, which is not my usual customary thing to do. (I have it on for background noise mostly.)
Tonight, I am reading my emails after work, and again, Diane from Smartmarriage has sent one out that is a must pass on.... You can watch the video at the url listed. There are actually two choices. One to listen, one to watch and listen. Choose the WATCH one. It makes this song real.
And to all you parents and "experts" out there who think that Elizabeth Marquardt and her own research (as well as her own life experience as the child of divorce) is wrong... I hope this tears at your hearts.
God bless.
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- BECAUSE OF YOU
> Diane,
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> I found it on aol music.
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> http://music.aol.com/artist/main.adp?artistid=542180&#
>
> Carolyn Jackson-King
Thank you Carolyn. I'm sitting here with tears streaming down my face. Powerful stuff. Mother in middle of fight with husband. Freeze frame and flashback to her own childhood. She takes the hand of "herself" as a little girl and together they watch scenes of her parents' marriage falling apart. Feels like it's music to illustrate Marquardt's "Between Two Worlds". I think it deserves a Smart Marriages Impact Award. It looks like it was released in 2004. Wish someone had brought it to our attention earlier, but it's never too late. Lyrics below. The "you" in "because of you" are her parents that divorced. - diane
Because of You
by Kelly Clarkson
Album: Breakaway (2004)
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
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 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 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
Because of you
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posted by WI Catholic @ 10/31/2005 12:13:00 AM
3 Comments:
It's funny that you blogged this. I bought that Kelly Clarkson CD in the midst of my husband's affair because there were SO many good songs on it for what I was going through. (Behind These Hazel Eyes being the best one).
I didn't think about Because of You from a child's point of view....what my daughter must've been going through at the time.
I hope that, now that she's seen us work things out and repair the damage that's been done, that she isn't left with those horrible scars. :(
I think that with the knowledge that you are gaining and the insight you are getting, you can help to heal any damage that may have been done, together.
Hang in there and continue to let God heal.
I am thinking of getting that CD myself.
God bless!
WI, you won't believe what happened at our house last night with that song. If you have a moment, take a look at today's blog entry on my blog and you'll see what happened. I'm writing it now, so it may take a bit for it to show up.
God Bless,
Dawn
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