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What It Is

from What It Is by Ian Lake

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lyrics

How can this road
Seem so long
When this town’s so small?
And how does it go
Oh so wrong
When I’m giving my all?
How do you know
When the right one comes in?
How can you know
Anything at all?

And when the money comes
It’s already been spent
How long will I pay this debt?
Well maybe I’ll run
And never look back
And say “it is what it is”

Well now that my hope
Doesn’t seem so strong
What’s the point of it all?
And now that you’ve shown
What you were all along
I won’t wait for your call
Now that I know
That you’re under my skin
Now you can go
Anywhere at all

And when the money comes
It’s already been spent
How long since I made this bet?
What if I run?
Can I ever get back?
Cause I know it is what it is

What it is
That I’ve become
What it is
That I’ve done wrong
And what it is
That takes so long
Oh it is it is what it is

What it is
That always seems
Only just out of reach
I only wish
I could have seen
That it is

What it is
That’s holding on
What it is
That takes so long
What it is
That keeps me alone
Oh it is it is
Cause when the money comes
It’s already been spent
How long will I pay this debt?
But I know if I run
I will always look back
Don’t say “it is what it is”
What it is
That I’ve become
What it is
That I’ve done wrong
And what it is
That makes me strong.
Oh it is oh it is
What it is

credits

from What It Is, released April 22, 2022
Music and Lyrics by Ian Lake
Produced by Matthew Barber
Performed by Ian Lake (Piano, Vocals), Steve Zsirai (Bass), Matthew Barber(Drums, Electric Guitar), Ben Grossman (Hurdy Gurdy), Joseph Shabason (Saxophone), Bryden Baird (Trumpet)
Recorded at Union Sound in Toronto
Engineered by Chris Stringer
Assistant Engineer Darren Mcgill
Additional recording by Matthew Barber, Ben Grossman, Joseph Shabason, Bryden Baird
Mixed by Steve Chahley
Mastered by Heather Kirby at Dreamlands Mastering

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Ian Lake Toronto, Ontario

This versatile performer, best known as an enigmatic character actor, introduces himself as a singer/songwriter, with his debut album 'What It Is'. A vulnerable offering, filled with swelling orchestrations, powerful, raw vocals, and contributions from some of Toronto's best session musicians, Ian Lake is arriving on the scene with a statement piece that is sure to catch people's ears and hearts. ... more

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