[Verse 1]

Pretty soon you have to deal

With the truth behind the way you feel

And I'd rather never know

I would do anything, anything

Not to bring who I am to meet me

This useless suffering

Ugly part of me is screwing me

As it feeds me



[Chorus]

But it is what it is

You don't know how to live with what it is

But it is what it is

It may seem impossible

But I will embrace who I really am

If it's a son of a bitch or a terrified kid

Then that's what it is



[Verse 2]

Pretty soon you'll have to face

You're a virus called the human race

And I'll never, never know

I have done everything, everything

Not to feel what it is I'm feeling

This basement devil is kicking the ass

Of my angel on the ceiling



[Chorus]

But it is what it is

You don't know how to live with what it is

But it is what it is

It may seem impossible

But I will embrace who I really am

If it's a son of a bitch or a terrified kid

Then that's what it is



[Bridge]

Don't push me, don't kill me

What it is 'cause it is what it is

Don't play games, don't mess with

What it is 'cause it is what it is

Don't ask me, don't tell me

What it is 'cause it is what it is

Don't push me, don't kill me

What it is 'cause it is what it is

Don't run from where you come from

'Cause it is what it is

And I, I



[Chorus]

But it is what it is

You don't know how to live with what it is

But it is what it is

It may seem impossible

But I will embrace who I really am

If it's a son of a bitch or a terrified kid

Then that's what it is