Lyrics
Hook
Well done
Ooh, ooh
Well done
Ooh, ooh
I wanna hear you say well done
Mm, well done
I wanna hear you say well done
Mm, well done
I wanna hear you say well done (Aye)
Verse 1
Father when I reach the end of time
I pray that you see my eyes
And say that you're a friend of mine
All these nights that I've been out of line
I know you forgive it all
But I want to be worthy of the call
Lord, you paid the price
Gave your only life, living sacrifice
So when I finally meet the son
Hook (Repeat)
I wanna hear you say well done (Say well done)
Mm, well done
I wanna hear you say well done (Say well done)
Mm, well done
I wanna hear you say well done
Verse 2
My only dream is to be right where you are
Tell me see what's in me
Spend my days counting minute-by-minute (I'm waiting)
Truly don't deserve your presence
No, no, no
'Cause you've been the one, sent your son to the sacrifice
Give your life for mine
When I think of the day I'm with you (I'm with you)
All I wanna hear
Hook (Repeat x2)
I wanna hear you say well done
Mm, well done
I wanna hear you say well done
Mm, well done
I wanna hear you say well done
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Well Done" opens with a repeated wish addressed directly to God, wanting to hear a specific two-word approval at the end of time rather than any other reward. That narrow, specific request, well done, frames the entire song around final accountability rather than present comfort.
Its verse names honest failure alongside that hope, admitting nights spent out of line while trusting forgiveness already given, yet still wanting to be found worthy of the call received. Naming the price already paid, a life given as living sacrifice, the verse ties that desired approval directly to gratitude for a sacrifice already made rather than personal achievement.
Rooted in contemporary Christian pop's confessional style, the song functions as a shared meditation on longing for final approval from God, its repeated hook turning a single anticipated phrase into the entire song's central hope, restated by two voices in agreement rather than one alone.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 25:21 Describes a master telling a faithful servant well done, directly echoed in the song's central repeated request.
- Romans 12:1 Describes offering oneself as a living sacrifice, directly echoed in the song's description of a life given as a living sacrifice.