Surface Pressure

Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop, whoa

Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip till you just go pop, whoa-oh-oh

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, indestructible 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 berserk 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, the straw in the stack

That breaks the camel's back, what breaks the camel's back?

It's pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop, whoa

Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip till you just go pop, whoa-oh-oh

Give it to your sister, your sister's older

Give her all the heavy things that we can't shoulder

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

And if I fall to pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won't let go, whoa

Pressure like a tick, tick, tick till it's ready to blow, whoa-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

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

Keeps growing, keep going 'cause all we know is

Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop, whoa

Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip till you just go pop, whoa-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 (Never breaks)

Make no mistakes, just

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

Pressure like a tick, tick, tick till it's ready to blow, whoa-oh-oh

Give it to your sister and never wonder

If the same pressure would've pulled you under

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

No cracks, no breaks

No mistakes, no pressure