What Have You Done – English Lyrics

• By: Within Temptation, Keith Caputo
• Album: The Heart Of Everything

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the powerful emotions and symphonic metal mastery in Within Temptation's 'What Have You Done,' featuring Keith Caputo. This song delves into the complexities of troubled relationships, offering a chance to explore themes of love, pain, and the quest for freedom. Learn how the band blends genres and evokes deep feelings through poignant lyrics and soaring vocals .

[English]

Would you mind if I hurt you?

Understand that I need to

Wish that I had other choices

Than to harm the one I love

What have you done now?

I know I'd better stop trying

You know that there's no denying

I won't show mercy on you now

I know, should stop believing

I know, there's no retrieving

It's over now, what have you done?

What have you done now?

I, I've been waiting for someone like you

But now you are slipping away

Why, why does fate make us suffer?

There's a curse between us, between me and you

What have you done? What have you done?

What have you done? What have you done?

What have you done now?

What have you done? What have you done?

What have you done? What have you done?

What have you done now?

Would you mind if I killed you?

Would you mind if I tried to?

Cause you have turned into my worst enemy

You carry hate that I don't feel

It's over now

What have you done?

What have you done now!

I, I've been waiting for someone like you

But now you are slipping away

Why, why does fate make us suffer?

There's a curse between us, between me and you

What have you done? What have you done?

What have you done? What have you done?

What have you done now?

What have you done? What have you done?

What have you done? What have you done?

What have you done now?

I will not fall, won't let it go

We will be free when it ends

I, I've been waiting for someone like you

But now you are slipping away

Why, why does fate make us suffer?

There's a curse between us, between me and you

What have you done? What have you done?

What have you done? What have you done?

What have you done now?

I, I've been waiting for someone like you

But now you are slipping away

Why, why does fate make us suffer?

There's a curse between us, between me and you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hurt /hɜːrt/ A1	verb - to cause physical pain or injury
harm /hɑːrm/ A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional damage
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to care deeply about someone
mercy /ˈmɜːr.si/ B1	noun - compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone
retrieve /rɪˈtriːv/ B2	verb - to get or bring back something
curse /kɜːrs/ B1	noun - a harmful or evil spell
fate /feɪt/ A2	noun - the development of events beyond human control
suffer /ˈsʌf.ər/ A2	verb - to experience pain or distress
enemy /ˈɛn.ə.mi/ A1	noun - a person who hates or opposes another
hate /heɪt/ A1	noun - intense dislike or hostility verb - to dislike intensely
slip /slɪp/ A2	verb - to move or slide out of position
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not confined or restricted
waiting /ˈweɪt.ɪŋ/ A1	verb - to stay in place until a particular time or event
kill /kɪl/ A1	verb - to cause the death of a living organism
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to change direction or position
worst /wɜːrst/ A2	adjective - of the poorest quality or condition

Key Grammar Structures

• Would you mind if I hurt you?

  ➔ Conditional Polite Request

  ➔ Uses "Would you mind if" + past simple to make a hypothetical polite request. The past tense "hurt" indicates an unreal situation.

• Wish that I had other choices

  ➔ Unreal Past Wish

  ➔ "Wish" + past perfect ("had") expresses regret about current lack of options. Shows an unreal/impossible situation.

• I know I'd better stop trying

  ➔ Modal Expression: Had Better

  ➔ "Had better" (contracted as "'d better") gives strong advice or warning about consequences. Implies urgency.

• You know that there's no denying

  ➔ Gerund as Noun Phrase

  ➔ "Denying" (gerund) functions as a noun following "no". Shows abstract concept instead of action.

• I've been waiting for someone like you

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "Have been waiting" emphasizes duration of an action that started in the past and continues to present.

• But now you are slipping away

  ➔ Present Continuous for Gradual Change

  ➔ "Are slipping" uses present continuous to describe an ongoing gradual change (not a temporary action).

• Why does fate make us suffer?

  ➔ Causative Verb + Question

  ➔ "Make us suffer" uses causative structure (make + object + bare infinitive). Combined with "why" for emotional questioning.

• We will be free when it ends

  ➔ Future Simple + Time Clause

  ➔ "Will be" (future simple) paired with "when" clause (present simple) shows future outcome dependent on condition.