My Interpretation Politics, environment, God, Sin, repentance, redemption? I say, all of the above. I think that's the beauty of the song. Some have already said that the interpretation is in the eye of the beholder, but I go a little bit further and think two things: 1 interpretation is based on your world-view, and 2 LP is writing with that intent. What's the song's problem or tension? Guilt over past actions.
I'm a Christian, so I am naturally going to interpret this, very easily, as a song about sin, God's forgiveness, and the need to move beyond the guilt. This is not to say that LP is in any way religious, however they have chosen certain phrases "So let mercy come and wash away If this song was performed by a band in the Christian fringe line Underoath, Head Brian Welch , or even Lifehouse, how would it be interpreted? It would get heavy play on Christian radio and in Christian Youth Groups.
What's your world-view? Are you a secular-humanist? An environmentalist? Supporter of animal rights? The good thing about the song is that there is a positive message in there for you, too. And in the end, if you begin to ponder the idea of God and His Grace and Mercy, that's great, too. Have an open mind and heart. There was an error.
I am not a religious person at all. To me, it meant something a little different. I trouble handling the stress of being a whistle blower, trying for my PhD and all of these things. I was drinking excessively and at times completely out of control. She put up with it until the day she discovered that I had cheated on her and we broke up. After months had passed, I recently sent this song to my ex-gf before ever watching the music video. I have been trying to "win her back" since.
For me it meant, that everything we think we know about "therapy" is incorrect. Every-time, you say "I am" anything, your brain strengthens those neural connections.
Effectively, you become what you believe. Your entire life is based on beliefs, the beliefs that if you sit in a chair you wont fall through it, or hit a wall it will stop you. However, there is nothing innate about these properties. Humans homo-sapiens have an incredibly developed per-frontal cortex and I believe that by focusing the energy of this, you can re-wire your brain, your neural connections, almost instantly.
I practice meditation for hours, take Omega 3, 6, 8 etc. I wake up the next day feeling different. As Charlie Sheen said once in an interview I had a problem but I don't anymore. I rewired my brain in a nano-second and it was a gone. Of course nobody believed him and thought he was crazy.
But I believe that is the moment in my life when I realized that he wasn't crazy, he was right. We all have the power to rewire our brains if we only try. Instead of saying "I am", or "I have" this to anything negative. You should instead replace this with, "I don't have a problem with X", or "I am not X". Also, use "passed tense" when referring to a problem. Back to the song: I believe the Linkin Park discovered the same thing. Because it IS that simple. He's cleaning his slate, but he's lost likely experiencing "lost dreams", as I do all the time.
Because he is uncertain of his destination yet he still believes he can clean the slate. Anyways, maybe this will add something to the way you perceive the world. However, having heard the sad news today about the lead singer, I am drawn to the lyric where he talks about erasing himself and although he may have only meant erase what he has become and start again, at this moment in time some may say it was a self prophecy of today.
I am so sad, at the loss of this singers life. MarcoSamy on July 21, General Comment This song is truly awsome. I can definetly hear how LP has changed. I think it means "What ive done" really is more like what mankind has done that is destroying this world, hence the music video. What "mankind has done" You cannot "earse yourself The sound is great Clearly writing to folk that want the power to erase their own sins.
Sorry folks Cdad was here Cdad on October 11, The song has a duo meaning as well as being about sins and redemption it is also about how LP are changing their sound: Wash away - forgetting the old stuff I start again - In with the new stuff hands of uncertainity what ever pain may come-they are unsure about how it will be recieved and frankly don't care At least that's what I think though it's all about interpretation.
Also we collected some tips and tricks for you:. Linkin Park — What I've Done lyrics. OK, got it! In this farewell, There's no blood, There's no alibi. 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 the slate, With the hands, Of uncertainty. For what I've done I start again, And whatever pain may come. Today this ends, And forgiving what I've done.
Forgiving What I've done. Na na na na na na na Explain Request. Add song structure elements. Corrected by CrazyCash. Midnight Sky. Therefore I Am. Christmas Saves The Year. To me, this song is about self acceptance. Acceptance that we are flawed, have made many mistakes and starting a path of healing.
Forgiving our own misdeeds and straying from our intended path. Removing the negativity that we have felt towards ourselves and self destructive tendencies, and becoming at peace with the imperfect person that we are.
Add your reply. The music video for "What I've Done" explores the many ironies of humanity and its ill effects on the earth and the environment. It juxtaposes various pieces of footage: a large, well-fed man eating fast food, a woman measuring her waist and a man who is so malnourished that his ribcage is visible through his skin; African Americans being hosed down and the Ku Klux Klan; nuclear explosions, the World Trade Center towers collapsing, children waving American flags, a Middle Eastern child holding an ak, clips of oil tankers torn in half and birds covered in an oil slick.
The band's turntablist Joe Hahn directed the video for the single, which was shot in the California desert.
I like to think of this song as a story. When he says forgiving what I've done he uses all his power to bring it back to what it was like before he made his mistake but in the process he died too. What I've done has a deep but simple meaning. It explores about the mistakes and ironies of human civilization throughout the history up to the present that affects the earth mankind and environment.
We need to change everything from now on, even ourselves, in order to have a peaceful and wonderful planet in the future. Actually this is one of my favorite songs and favorite band, the linkin park.
Lets change. This is a wake up call to everyone! Personally, this delivers an important message about humanity to me at least the associated music video does. I think it means that humanity has made its mistakes - it's done some good and it's done some bad. In the end, we're not a perfect civilization. We're not a perfect species - never was, never have, and never will be. And they were re-engineered in the military to become killers. When you kill someone, you have to live with it.
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