It Is What It Is

[Verse 1]
Eventually
after a while
I won't say shit
I’ll just raise eyebrows
Talk cheap
I been rich in silence
Seen friends turn ops
in the quiet, in the quiet
Scroll through the fake
see the captions and the caps
You was talkin’ like a book
then you folded like a flap
It is what it is
I ain't fixin' what you broke
If you wrote me out your story
I’m erasin’ every quote
[Chorus]
It is what it is
that’s all it’ll ever be (ever be)
I gave you my word
you gave me your envy
I said what I said
now I’m savin’ my energy (yeah)
Eventually I’ll be done
I won’t say shit, you’ll see
It is what it is
that’s all it’ll ever be (let it be)
You played with my time
I played you on memory
I said what I said
now I’m spendin’ my energy
on somebody real
you ain’t in that legacy
[Verse 2]
You want closure?
Close your own door
You want answers?
Ask your own lord
I watched you choose pride
over peace, every time
Now you watch my back
as I leave you behind
Little circle
big heart, same me (same me)
You gon’ miss my voice
when it’s just your echo speak
By the time you understand
I’ll be past that bridge
I won’t say shit, lil’ baby
It is what it is
[Chorus]
It is what it is
that’s all it’ll ever be (ever be)
I gave you my word
you gave me your envy
I said what I said
now I’m savin’ my energy (yeah)
Eventually I’ll be done
I won’t say shit, you’ll see
It is what it is
that’s all it’ll ever be (let it be)
You played with my time
I played you on memory
I said what I said
now I’m spendin’ my energy
on somebody real
you ain’t in that legacy

rap, Minimalist boom-bap with dusty vinyl crackle and head-nod swing; female vocals, close and conversational on the verses, hook opens into a chant with stacked doubles and subtle harmonies. Tight kick-snare pocket, round sub-bass, and a sparse piano loop that drops out on key punchlines for dramatic space. Occasional filtered drops and tape-stop moments to underline the “it is what it is” mantra., hip hop