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 churchesAnd 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

A 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-oh

Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip ′til you just go pop

Whoa-oh-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-oh

Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til it's ready to blow

Whoa-oh-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 somethin' 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 tumblin'

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-oh

Pressure that′ll tip, tip, tip 'til you just go pop

Whoa-oh-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-oh

Pressure like a tick, tick, tick ′til it's ready to blow

Whoa-oh-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