Well, this is one of those linkin park songs which is rated by the fans differently.
Some says it is not as much metal as Linkin Park's songs used to be, some says this whole album minutes to midnight lack the metal thing.
Well, its true that "Minutes To Midnight" does not have much metal as it was not intended to be a nu-metal album and so 5 original tracks were removed from the album. The album happened to be the best sold album in the debut week ever.
The single "What i've done" , according to me, is awesome, though it doesn't contain the normal yelling and raps to give it a rapcore effect. The lyrics of the song are awesome and the video is one of the best videos i have ever seen.
And this is what Chester Bennington has to say about the song in an interview at MTV :
Joe (Hahn) came up to Mike and me and asked us to take the whole idea of Minutes to Midnight and apply that to how the band has changed. So, in a way, it's us saying goodbye to how we used to be...The lyrics in the first verse are 'In this farewell, there's no blood, there's no alibi,' and right away, you'll notice that the band sounds different: The drums are much more raw, the guitars are more raw and the vocals aren't tripled. It's just us out there ... and that's how Rick wanted it.
Just check out the Video and lyrics ...
Lyrics of What i've done by Linkin PArk
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
Well I've 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
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
What I've done
Forgiving what I've done
