The Northern Governors is a Finnish soul/jazz band from Helsinki, Finland, … Read Full Bio ↴The Northern Governors is a Finnish soul/jazz band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2011. Members are Jorma Kalevi Louhivuori (trumpet, vocals, com), Heikki Tuhkanen (trombone), Linda Fredriksson (alto/tenor/baritonesax), Tuomo Prättälä (keyboards, vocals), Osmo Ikonen (bass, vocals), Petteri Sariola (guitar, vocals) and Jyri Sariola (drums).
Their first single Happy Souls was released as download through iTunes on June 17th, 2011. The band's debut-album is announced to be released in September on the Blue Note-label.

It Is What It Is
The Northern Governors Lyrics

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Nada mal, pra quem tava chorando semana passada
Parece que você já tá recuperada
Será que realmente sofreu tanto assim
E você tá bem acompanhada desse cara agora
E pelo que eu tô vendo não me quer de volta
Será que realmente doeu tanto assim
Eu sei
Você ta com ele só pra me fazer ciúmes

Se ama tanto ele por que não assume
Por que não beija ele na frente dos outros
Você ta com vergonha de mostrar pro povo, pro povo
Você ta mesmo achando que eu sou idiota
Ta passando vergonha pra me ter de volta
Mas olha a minha cara de preocupação
To vivendo
Coitado desse cara que ta do seu lado
Não dou uma semana pra virar passado

E você vai correr atrás do seu futuro
E me implorar pra que eu esqueça tudo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Northern Governors' song "It Is What It Is" paint a picture of a situation where the singer's ex-girlfriend seems to have moved on quickly from their relationship, to the point where she is already with someone new. The singer suggests that perhaps she didn't really suffer much from their breakup after all, and her new partner is simply being used to make the singer jealous. He questions why she isn't more open about her new relationship and accuses her of being ashamed to show it off. In the end, he predicts that her new partner will soon be a thing of the past and she will come running back to him.

The song is relatable to anyone who has experienced a breakup and the complex emotions that come with it. The lyrics capture the feeling of disbelief and hurt that can arise when an ex moves on quickly, and the mixed feelings of anger and longing that can follow. The song also comments on the idea of using other people to make an ex jealous, pointing out the futility of such actions.

Line by Line Meaning

Nada mal, pra quem tava chorando semana passada
It's not bad, considering that you were crying last week

Parece que você já tá recuperada
It seems like you've already recovered

Será que realmente sofreu tanto assim
Did you really suffer that much?

E você tá bem acompanhada desse cara agora
And you're well accompanied by that guy now

E pelo que eu tô vendo não me quer de volta
And from what I'm seeing, you don't want me back

Será que realmente doeu tanto assim
Did it really hurt that much?

Eu sei
I know

Você ta com ele só pra me fazer ciúmes
You're with him just to make me jealous

Se ama tanto ele por que não assume
If you love him so much, why don't you admit it?

Por que não beija ele na frente dos outros
Why don't you kiss him in front of everyone?

Você ta com vergonha de mostrar pro povo, pro povo
You're ashamed to show the people, the people