Surface Pressure

Im the strong one
Im not nervous
Im 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 dont ask how hard the work is
Got a rough, indestructible surface
Diamonds and platinum, I find em, I flatten em
I take what Im handed, I break whats 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 dont wanna fight Cerberus”?
Under the surface
Im prеtty sure Im worthless if I cant be of sеrvice
A flaw or a crack
The straw in the stack
That breaks the camels back
What breaks the camels back?
Its pressure like a drip, drip, drip, thatll never stop, whoa
Pressure thatll tip, tip, tip til you just go pop, whoa-uh-uh
Give it to your sister, your sisters older
Give her all the heavy things we cant shoulder
Who am I if I cant run with the ball?
If I fall to
Pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it wont let go, whoa
Pressure like a tick, tick, tick til its ready to blow, whoa-uh-uh
Give it to your sister, your sisters stronger
See if she can hang on a little longer
Who am I if I cant 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 doesnt swerve as it heard how big the iceberg is
Underthe surface
I think about my purpose
Can I somehow preserve this?
Line up the dominoes
A light wind blows
You try to stop it tumbling
But 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
Keeps growing, keep going
Cause all we know is
Pressure like a drip, drip, drip thatll never stop, woah
Pressure thatll tip, tip, tip til you just go pop, woah-oh -oh
Give it to your sister, it doesnt 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 wont let go, woah
Pressure like a tick, tick, tick til its ready to blow, woah-oh-oh
Give it to your sister and never wonder
If the same pressure wouldve pulled you under
Who am I if I dont have what it takes?
No cracks, no breaks
No mistakes
No pressure