Can’t believe I’m blogging about this, seeing that there are so many more relevant things to talk about and I’m so busy.

I haven’t seen the episode yet and I’ve only read the reviews on the net (a lot of them not good), but I’ve got to say: Ramiele, why, why, WHY did you choose to sing the song that sealed Carrie Underwood’s fate as American Idol? Are you digging your own grave??

See, you DO NOT sing Heart’s Alone when even now people still remember it as Carrie’s most powerful, goosebump-worthy, true American Idol performance. No, no, no. Not even if you can do it better. Some people just have a stamp on certain songs, and Alone has Carrie’s name all over it.

Foolish, Ramiele.

You

Because Of You
Kelly Clarkson

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

That said, I do know that the solution lies within me.