What I’ve Done
| Title | What I’ve Done |
|---|---|
| Artist | Linkin Park |
| Album | Minutes to Midnight |
| Release Date | 2007-04-02 |
| Description | This song shows one regretting over the bad things he has done. The video shows the effect of wars, poverty, murder, drugs, etc. etc. These are meant to depict that humanity has done a lot of wrong. During the outro, he is optimistic. Optimistic that the time is not over to do the right thing. The song was released as the first single from their third album, Minutes to Midnight. The song is composed in the key of G minor and is set in 4/4 time. The song was released as a radio single on April 1, 2007, as a digital download on April 2, and as a CD single on April 30. The live version of “What I’ve Done” from Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards, but did not win. It is also featured on the Transformers soundtrack, Transformers: The Album. The song is featured in the 2008 video game Guitar Hero World Tour and was released in a Linkin Park DLC pack for Rock Band 3 in January 2011. The song is also a b-side to the UK single of Iridescent. Booklet notes: One of the last songs finished for the album, the lyrics for this song were intended to work on many levels, including freedom, art, and death metaphors. |
| Lyrics | [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Bridge] For what I've done I start again And whatever pain may come Today this ends I'm forgiving [Chorus] 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 You might also like[Outro] (Na-na na na) (Na-na na na) (Na-na na na) What I've done (Na-na na na) (Na-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 na na) |