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
demanding
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
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
Pressure like a
tick, tick, tick 'til it's
ready to blow, whoa
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 iceberg is
Under the 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 that'll
never stop, whoa
Pressure that'll tip,
tip, tip 'til 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
No mistakes just
Pressure like a grip,
grip, grip and it
won't let go, whoa
Pressure like a tick,
tick, tick 'til it's
ready to blow, whoa
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