It Is What It Is

it is what it is

A looping video pairs a baked rolled wafer with changing clips of Carmen Berzatto looking increasingly distressed, exhausted, and emotionally overwhelmed. The repeated “it is what it is” caption turns his escalating reactions into a resigned reaction meme for situations where nothing can be fixed. The edit is set to the dark, melancholic phonk track “CARMEN BERZATTO” by 2snxzz, whose dramatic mood amplifies the joke and makes ordinary resignation feel intensely tragic.

I didn't have a lot of friends growing up. I had a stutter when I was a kid. I was scared to speak half the time. And, uh, I got shitty grades, because I couldn't pay attention in school. I didn't get into college. I didn't have any girlfriends. I don't think I'm funny. I always thought my brother was my best friend. Like, we just knew everything about each other. Except, everybody thought he was their best friend. You know, he was that, he was that magnetic. That flick to switch in me where I was like, was like, okay, fuck, watch this.

♪ 2snxzz — CARMEN BERZATTO

• @eternalclassic / 54251 2024-07-16