歌名：Because of You

作者：

美国流行摇滚女歌手凯莉·克莱森演唱的一首流行歌曲，歌曲的歌词由凯莉·克莱森个人完成，大卫·霍奇斯和本·穆迪负责音乐制作。

创作背景：

凯莉在6岁时，亲眼目睹了父母结束了17年的婚姻;而凯莉的父母早在离婚之前，就因为感情不和而经常发生激烈的争吵，使得凯莉的童年生活一团糟。凯莉有一个朋友，跟她一样有一个不幸的家庭。在凯莉16岁的一天，她跟这位朋友促膝长谈了一晚。回到家里，她写下了这首歌的草稿。

歌词：

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

歌词大意：

我不会重蹈你的覆辄，我不会让自己满心悲苦，我不会违背你的意愿，你饱受了煎熬，我已经尝尽痛苦，决不让它越陷越深，我从来不偏离生活的轨道太远，我学会了呆在安全的一面以免受到伤害，我发现很难相信自己，也很难相信周围的每一个人，我感到害怕，我迷失了方向，在你为我指明道路之前不久，我不能哭泣，因为我知道在你眼中那是一种懦弱，以后的每一天 我都会强颜欢笑，我的心也许无法再碎，因为本来就是一颗破碎的心。

教学建议：

    在人教版八年级下册第四单元Why don’t you talk to your parents的课文中讲述了一个孩子因为父母的不断争吵和与哥哥不和而感到十分难过和伤心，从而向专业人士写信寻求帮助的故事。在讲解课文之前，老师可以播放这个课件让学生了解这篇课文的主题，向学生展示家庭矛盾对小孩的伤害使学生更加深入地体会到课文中主人公的心情，以及让学生了解到积极沟通对健康和睦的家庭关系的重要作用和影响，有利于学生对家庭矛盾有更好的理解，也有利于学生理解和学习课文。

家庭生活-Because of you (1).pptx