Surface Pressure

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I'm the strong one , I'm not nervous (Rin)
I'm as tough as the crust of the earth is (Holly)
I move mountains, I move churches (Holly)
And I glow 'cause I know what my worth is (Rin)
I don't ask how hard the work is (Rin)
Got a rough indestructible surface (Holly)
Diamonds and platinum, I find 'em, I flatten 'em (Holly)
I take what I'm handed, I break what's demanding (Rin)
But

Under the surface (Both Rin + Holly)
I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus (Rin)
Under the surface (Rin + Holly)
Was Hercules ever like "Yo, I don't wanna fight Cerberus"? (Holly)
Under the surface (Rin + Holly)
I'm pretty sure I'm worthless if I can't be of service (Rin)

A flaw or a crack (Rin)
The straw in the stack (Holly)
That breaks the camel's back
What breaks the camel's back it's (Rin)

Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop, whoa (Holly)
Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'till you just go pop, whoa (Rin)
Give it to your sister, your sister's older (Rin)
Give her all the heavy things we can't shoulder (Rin)
Who am I if I can't run with the ball? (Holly)
If I fall to (Holly)

Pressure like a grip, grip, grip and it won't let go, whoa (Holly)
Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til it's ready to blow, whoa (Rin)
Give it to your sister, your sister's stronger (Holly)
See if she can hang on a little longer (Holly)
Who am I if I can't carry it all?
If I falter (Holly)

Under the surface (Rin + Holly)
I hide my nerves, and it worsens, I worry something is gonna hurt us (Rin)
Under the surface (Rin + Holly)
The ship doesn't swerve as it heard how big the iceberg is
Under the surface (Rin + Holly)
I think about my purpose, can I somehow preserve this? (Rin)

Line up the dominoes
A light wind blows
You try to stop it tumbling
But on and on it goes (Holly)

But wait
If I could shake the crushing weight of expectations (Rin)
Would that free some room up for joy (Rin)
Or relaxation, or simple pleasure?(Holly)
Instead we measure this growing pressure
Keeps growing, keep going
'Cause all we know is (Rin)

Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop, whoa (Holly)
Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'til you just go pop, whoa-oh-oh (Rin)
Give it to your sister, it doesn't hurt (Rin)
And see if she can handle every family burden (Holly)
Watch as she buckles and bends but never breaks (Holly)
No mistakes just (Rin)

Pressure like a grip, grip, grip and it won't let go, whoa (Holly)
Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til it's ready to blow, whoa (Rin)
Give it to your sister and never wonder
If the same pressure would've pulled you under (Holly)
Who am I if I don't have what it takes? (Rin)
No cracks, no breaks (Holly)
No mistakes (Rin), no pressure (Holly)

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⏰ Last updated: Jan 14, 2022 ⏰

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