Surface Pressure
Jessica Darrow
Disney’s Encanto OST
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Intro:
Em
Em
Verse 1: Luisa @0:06
Em
I'm the strong one, I'm not nervous
D C
I'm as tough as the crust of the Earth is
Em
I move mountains, I move churches
D C B
And I glow, 'cause I know what my worth is
Em
I don't ask how hard the work is
D C
Got a rough, indestructible surface
B
Diamonds and platinum, I find 'em, I flatten 'em
B
I take what I'm handed, I break what's demanded, but
Verse 2: Luisa @0:33
Em
Under the surface
D C
I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus
Em
Under the surface was Hercules
D C
Ever like, "Yo, I don't wanna fight Cerberus"?
Em
Under the surface
D C
I'm pretty surе I'm worthless if I can't be of servicе
B
A flaw or a crack, the straw in the stack
B
That breaks the camel's back
B
What breaks the camel's back? It's
Chorus 1: Luisa @0:54
Em C
Pressure like a drip, drip, drip, that'll never stop
D
Woah-oh
Em G
Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'til you just go pop
D
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Em
Give it to your sister, your sister's older
C
Give her all the heavy things we can't shoulder
G B
Who am I if I can't run with the ball?
–
If I fall to
Em C
Pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won't let go
D
Woah-oh
Em G
Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til it's ready to blow
D
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Em
Give it to your sister, your sister's stronger
C
See if she can hang on a little longer
G B
Who am I if I can't carry it all?
–
If I falter
Verse 3: Luisa @1:37
Em
Under the surface
D
I hide my nerves and it worsens
C
I worry somethin' is gonna hurt us
Em
Under the surface
D C
The ship doesn't swerve – has it heard how big the iceberg is?
Em
Under the surface
D C
I think about my purpose, can I somehow preserve this?
B
Line up the dominoes, a light wind blows
B
You try to stop it topplin', but on and on it goes
Bridge: Luisa @1:58
G Bm
But wait, if I could shake
G
The crushing weight
C Cm G
Of expectations, would that free some room up for joy
Bm G
Or relaxation, or simple pleasure?
C Cm Em
Instead, we measure this growing pressure
Bm Am B7
Keeps growing, keep going, 'cause all we know is
Chorus 2: Luisa @2:30
Em C
Pressure like a drip, drip, drip, that'll never stop
D
Woah-oh
Em G
Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'til you just go pop
D
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Em
Give it to your sister, it doesn't hurt and
C
See if she can handle every family burden
G B
Watch as she buckles and bends but never breaks
–
No mistakes, just
Em C
Pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won't let go
D
Woah-oh
Em G
Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til it's ready to blow
D
Woah-oh-oh-oh
Em
Give it to your sister and never wonder
C
If the same pressure would've pulled you under
G B
Who am I if I don't have what it takes?
B
No cracks, no breaks
B
No mistakes!
Em
No pressure!
