What I've Done
Linkin Park · 2007
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- (Na-na, na, na, na-na, na, na)
- (Na-na, na, na, na-na, na, na)
- What I've done
- (Na-na, na, na, na-na, na, na)
Echo the hook
- What I've done
- I'll face myself
- To cross out what I've become
- Erase myself
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
'Cause I've drawn regret
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'll face myself
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And let go of what I've done
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
While I clean this slate
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I start again
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
There's no ? there's no alibi
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
From the ? of a thousand lies
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
To ? out what I've become
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
While I ? this slate
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
So let mercy come and ? away
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "i've" in the whole song?
"i've"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "done" in the whole song?
"done"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- In this farewell
- What I've done
- While I clean this slate
Exercise 25
Rewrite the chorus of "What I've Done" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 26
If you had to summarize "What I've Done" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 27
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "What I've Done" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
there's→i've→i'll→i'm→
Exercise 29
Who in your life would you dedicate "What I've Done" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 30
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.