What I've Done – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Linkin Park's powerful anthem, "What I've Done," a song that encapsulates themes of regret and starting anew. Through its poignant lyrics, explore the journey of self-forgiveness and the courage to confront one's past. Learning English through this song offers a chance to grasp complex emotions and a message of hope for personal transformation.

[English]

(piano plays soft intro)

(driving rock beat playing)

♪ In this farewell ♪

♪ There's no blood, there's no alibi ♪

♪ 'Cause I've drawn regret from the truth ♪

♪ Of a thousand lies ♪

♪ So let mercy come ♪

♪ And wash away ♪

♪ What I've done ♪

♪ I'll face myself to cross out what I've become ♪

♪ Erase myself and let go of what I've done ♪

♪ Put to rest what you thought of me ♪

♪ While I clean this slate ♪

♪ With the hands of uncertainty ♪

♪ So let mercy come and wash away ♪

♪ What I've done ♪

♪ I'll face myself to cross out ♪

♪ What I've become ♪

♪ Erase myself and let go ♪

♪ Of what... ♪

♪ I've done... ♪

(instrumental interlude)

♪ For what I've done ♪

♪ I start again ♪

♪ And whatever pain may come ♪

♪ Today, this ends ♪

♪ I'm forgiving what... ♪

♪ I've done ♪

♪ I'll face myself ♪

♪ To cross out what I've become ♪

♪ Erase myself and let go of what I've done ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na na-na-na-na-na-na ♪

♪ What I've done ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na-na ♪

♪ Forgiving what I've... ♪

♪ Done... ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na-na- na-na-na ♪

♪ Na-na-na-na. ♪

(music fades)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
farewell /fɛrˈwɛl/ B2	noun - an act of parting or saying goodbye
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B2	noun - a feeling of sadness or disappointment over something that has happened or been done verb - to feel sad or disappointed over something that has happened or been done
mercy /ˈmɜrsi/ B2	noun - compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
face /feɪs/ A1	verb - to confront or deal with something
clean /kliːn/ A2	verb - to make something free of dirt, marks, or mess
cross /krɔs/ B1	verb - to go across something
erase /ɪˈreɪz/ B2	verb - to remove or eliminate something completely
done /dʌn/ A1	verb - past participle of do; to have completed something
thought /θɔt/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
uncertainty /ʌnˈsɜr.tən.ti/ C1	noun - the state of being uncertain; doubt
start /stɑrt/ A1	verb - to begin or commence something
forgiving /fərˈɡɪvɪŋ/ B2	adjective - ready and willing to forgive

Key Grammar Structures

• There's no blood, there's no alibi

  ➔ There is/are structure

  ➔ The phrase "There is" is used to indicate the existence of something.

• I'll face myself to cross out what I've become

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'll face" indicates a decision or intention to do something in the future.

• Erase myself and let go of what I've done

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Erase myself" is an example of the imperative mood, giving a command or instruction.

• What you thought of me

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "thought of" indicates an action that was completed in the past.

• Let mercy come and wash away

  ➔ Infinitive form

  ➔ The phrase "let mercy come" uses the infinitive form to express a desire or wish.

• Today, this ends

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "this ends" indicates a current action or state.

• Forgiving what I've done

  ➔ Present participle

  ➔ The phrase "forgiving" uses the present participle to indicate an ongoing action.