Surface Pressure Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]I'm the strong one, I'm not nervous
[G]I'm as tough as the cru[F]st of the Earth is
[Am]I move mountains, I move churches
[G]And I glow 'cause I kno[F]w what my worth is
[E]I d[Am]on't ask how hard the work is
[G]Got a rough, indestru[F]ctible surface
[E]Diamonds and platinum,
I find 'em, I flatten 'em
I take what I'm handed,

[Verse 2]
I break what's demanded, but
[Am]Under the surface I feel berserk
as a [G]tightrope walker in a [F]three-ring circus
[Am]Under the surface was Hercules ever [G]like,
"Yo, I don't [F]wanna fight Cerberus"?
[Am]Under the surface
I'm pretty sure I'm [G]worthless
if I can't be of [F]service
A [E]flaw or a crack, the straw in the stack
That breaks the camel's back
What breaks the camel's back?

[Chorus 1]
It's [Am]pressure like a drip, drip, drip,
that'll never [F]stop, [G]whoa
[Am]Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip,
'til you just go [C]pop, [G]whoa-oh-oh
[Am]Give it to your sister, your sister's older
[F]Give her all the heavy things
we can't shoulder
[C]Who am I if I can't run with the [E]ball? If I fall to
[Am]Pressure like a grip, grip, grip,
and it won't let [F]go, [G]whoa
[Am]Pressure like a tick, tick, tick,
'til it's ready to [C]blow, [G]whoa-oh-oh
[Am]Give it to your sister, your sister's stronger
[F]See if she can hang on a little longer
[C]Who am I if I can't carry it [E]all? If I falter

[Verse 3]
[Am]Under the surface
I hide my nerves and it [G]worsens,
I worry some[F]thing is gonna hurt us
[Am]Under the surface
The ship doesn't [G]swerve as it heard
how [F]big the iceberg is
[Am]Under the surface
I think about my [G]purpose
Can I somehow pre[F]serve this?
Line [E]up the dominoes, a light wind blows
You try to stop it tumbling
But on and on it goes

[Bridge 1]
But [C]wait, if I could [Em]shake
The crushing [Gm]weight of expec[F]tations
Would that [Fm]free some room up [C]for joy?
Or relax[Em]ation? Or simple [Gm]pleasure?
Instead, we [F]measure
[Fm]this growing p[Am]ressure
Keeps [G]growing, keep [Dm]going
'Cause [E]all we know is

[Chorus 2]
[Am]Pressure like a drip, drip, drip,
that'll never [F]stop, [G]whoa
[Am]Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip,
'til you just go [C]pop, [G]whoa-oh-oh
[Am]Give it to your sister, it doesn't hurt
and [F]see if she can handle
every family burden
[C]Watch as she buckles and bends
but never [E]breaks
No mistakes, just
[Am]Pressure like a grip, grip, grip,
and it won't let [F]go, [G]whoa
[Am]Pressure like a tick, tick, tick,
'til it's ready to [C]blow, [G]whoa-oh-oh
[Am]Give it to your sister and never wonder
[F]If the same pressure
would've pulled you under
[C]Who am I if I don't have what it [E]takes?
No cracks, no breaks
No mistakes, no [Am]pressure