Look What You've Done – English Lyrics

• By: Richie Campbell
• Album: Elephant In The Room

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of modern Reggae with 'Look What You've Done.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to explore the rhythmic flow of English blended with Jamaican Patois, offering a beautiful lesson in expressing gratitude and family love through music.

[English]

Baby, look what you've done

You said that you would never let me down, no

Look what you've done

I lost you when I needed to be found

Baby, look what you've done

You said that you would never let me down, no

Look what you've done

I lost you when I needed to be found

I been tryin' to save you, to change you

Wish you could put away your pride

I, I tried to elevate you

But you won't hold you head high

After everything I did for you

You pushed me away 'cause you don't know love

I tried anyway, but you lost your way

And I guess now we'll never know

Baby, look what you've done

You said that you would never let me down, no

Look what you've done

I lost you when I needed to be found

Baby, look what you've done

You said that you would never let me down, no

Look what you've done

I lost you when I needed to be found

Baby, look what you've done

Look what you've done

Try run your games, but I'm not the one

Baby, look what you've done

Look how far we come, my girl

But you still left us down in the dirt

I'm done prayin' for you, I'm done waitin' for you

Come to your senses, 'cause you always do me worst than before

No, I ain't comin' back for more

And if you ever wake up, it might be too late

To right the wrongs that you've done

And there will come one day when you will want get saved

By then you'll be too far gone

And if you ever wake up, it might be too late

To right the wrongs that you've done

I pray you don't wake up too late

And find out you hate what you have become

Baby, look what you've done

You said that you would never let me down, no

Look what you've done

I lost you when I needed to be found

Baby, look what you've done

You said that you would never let me down, no

Look what you've done

I lost you when I needed to be found

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lost /lɒst/ A1	verb - to be unable to find someone or something
needed /ˈniːdɪd/ A1	verb - required something because it was essential
found /faʊnd/ A1	verb - to be discovered or located
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue someone from harm or difficulty
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make something different
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or self-satisfaction, often excessive
elevate /ˈelɪveɪt/ C1	verb - to raise to a higher position or level
pushed /pʊʃt/ A2	verb - to use force to move someone away
games /ɡeɪmz/ A1	noun - manipulative behaviors or tricks used in relationships
dirt /dɜːrt/ A2	noun - soil or earth; a low or dirty state
senses /ˈsensɪz/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the body perceives external stimuli; practical intelligence
wrongs /rɒŋz/ B1	noun - things that are unjust or immoral
become /bɪˈkʌm/ A2	verb - to begin to be something

Key Grammar Structures

• You said that you would never let me down

  ➔ Reported Speech (Future in the Past)

  ➔ Using "would" as the past form of "will" to describe a promise made in the past about a future action.

• I lost you when I needed to be found

  ➔ Passive Infinitive

  ➔ The structure "to be found" is used to express that the subject wants someone else to perform the action upon them.

• I've been tryin' to save you

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Describes an action that started in the past and has been continuing up until now.

• I guess now we'll never know

  ➔ Future Simple (Prediction/Assumption)

  ➔ Using "will" to express a firm belief or assumption about a future outcome.

• If you ever wake up, it might be too late

  ➔ First Conditional with Modals

  ➔ Using "if" for a possible future condition and "might" to indicate probability.

• I hate what you have become

  ➔ Present Perfect (State/Result)

  ➔ Emphasizes the result of a transformation that has been completed in the present.

• You'll be too far gone

  ➔ Future Simple (Stative Meaning)

  ➔ Expresses a prediction about a state in the future.

• I'm done prayin' for you

  ➔ Adjective/Participial phrase as a state

  ➔ "Done" acts as an adjective here meaning finished or unwilling to continue doing something.