Because of You Lyrics

Lyric discussion by purplespikes 

Cover art for Because of You lyrics by Kelly Clarkson

This song sounds like shes crying out to her mom. Her mom acted afraid or timid of life, and she learned that from her mom and now shes repeating the same things. I think that she must have written this after a breakup wherein she realized that she was acting like her mom and this is her way of saying that she wont repeat the pattern.