Surface Pressure

I'm the strong one

I'm not nervous

I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is

I move mountains

I move churches

And I glow 'cause I know what my worth is

I don't ask how hard the work is

Got a rough indestructable surface

Diamonds and platinum

I find 'em I flatten 'em

I take what I'm handed

I break what's demanded, but

Under the surface

I feel beserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus

Under the surface

Was Hercules ever like "yo I don't wanna fight Cerberus?"

Under the surface

I'm pretty sure I'm worthless if I can't be of service

A flaw or a crack, a straw in the stack

What breaks the camel's back?

What breaks the camel's back?

It's

Pressure like a drip drip drip that'll never stop

Whoa-oh

Pressure that'll tip tip tip 'til you just go "pop!"

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

Give it to your sister, your sister's older

Give her all the heavy things we can't shoulder

Who am I if I can't run with the ball?

If I fall to

Pressure like a grip grip grip and it won't let go

Whoa-oh

Pressure like a tick tick tick 'til it's ready to blow

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

Give it to your sister, your sister's stronger

See if she can hang on a little longer

Who am I if I can't carry it all?

If I falter?

Under the surface

I hide my nerves and it worsens, I worry something is gonna hurt us

Under the surface

The ship doesn't swerve as it heard how big the ice berg is

Under the surface

I think about my purpose, can I somehow preserve this?

Line up the dominos, a light wind blows

You try to stop it tumbling on and on and on it goes

But wait

If I could shake

The crushing weight

Of expectations would that free some room up for

Joy?

Or relaxation?

Or simple pleasure?

Instead we measure

This growing pressure (pressure, pressure, pressure)

Keeps growing (pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure)

Keep going (pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure)

'Cause all we know is (pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure)

Pressure like a drip drip drip that'll never stop

Whoa-oh

Pressure that'll tip tip tip 'til you just go "pop!"

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

Give it to your sister, it doesn't hurt and

See if she can handle every family burden

Watch as she buckles and bends but never breaks

No mistakes! Just

Pressure like a grip grip grip and it won't let go

Whoa-oh

Pressure like a tick tick tick 'til it's ready to blow

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

Give it to your sister, and never wonder

If the same pressure would've pulled you under

Who am I if I don't have what it takes?

No cracks, no breaks!

No mistakes

No pressure