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Surface Pressure

Can you relate to the lyrics from “Surface Pressure”, from the animated movie Encanto?

Lyrics posted below; look on YouTube for the video clip of the song.

Discuss. How is this an incredibly relatable song and sentiment for a lot of us? How does it personally relate to your life? What can you change to make it less so, if possible? <3

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 'til you just go pop, whoa, 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
Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til 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

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, 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

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@jesusredeemedme2425 thanks for the tag 😀

User Profile: BastionKnight
BastionKnight May 22nd

@jesusredeemedme2425

I adore this song. Everything about it seems to work so synchronistically, the lyrics, tempo, vocal style, and tone all make it so punchy and yet still a pleasure to listen to for it's own right.

To empathise with it is very easy, but to relate to it can be more challenging. Finding that lyrics strike a chord of resonance inside...a sort of catharsis followed by guilt: the song and/or specific lines speak to ones heart and thoughts and convey them with eloquence beyond our own capability to express. Which in turn can make one feel wretched for entertaining those thoughts. 

To hear is to feel good, to feel good is to feel bad, to feel bad is to need to hear the song again....wheeeeeeeee!!!! Around and around the merry-go-round!

Thank you for your post. 

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User Profile: BlueDarkAurora
BlueDarkAurora May 22nd

@BastionKnight 

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AffyAvo May 22nd
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I guess I find this song REALLY relatable. ;)

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User Profile: fossilfellow
fossilfellow May 22nd

@jesusredeemedme2425 I just heard the song for first time, and loved it! <3 

Thank you so much for sharing 💝🥰

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I can relate to it to a point but honestly I doubt many people in my life view me as being strong on the inside or out

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I do. <3

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