Jessica Darrow | 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
by Sanderlei Silveira ® - 04/06/2023 - US X2
Jessica Darrow | 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
[Verse 1]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
A flaw or a crack, the straw in the stack
That breaks the camel's back
What breaks the camel's back, it's
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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, has 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
[Bridge]
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
[Chorus]
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
Ik bin de sterke, ik bin net senuweftich
Ik bin sa dreech as de korst fan 'e ierde is
Ik ferpleatse bergen, ik ferpleatse tsjerken
En ik gloot, om't ik wit wat myn wurdich is
Ik freegje net hoe hurd it wurk is
Krige in rûge, indestruktibele oerflak
Diamanten en Platina, ik fyn 'em, ik flatte' em
Ik nim wat ik oerlevere, ik brekke wat easke, mar
[Verse 1]
Ûnder it oerflak
Ik fiel my berserk as in strakrope kuierder yn in trije-ring sirkus
Ûnder it oerflak
Wie krûden ea leuk, "yo, ik wol net beside cerberus?"
Ûnder it oerflak
Ik bin frij seker dat ik weardeleas bin as ik gjin tsjinst kin wêze
[Foar-chorus]
In flater as in crack, it strie yn 'e stapel
Dat brekt de rêch fan 'e kameel
Wat de rêch fan 'e kameel brekt, it is
[Koar]
Druk lykas in drip, drip, Drip dat sil noait stopje, wa sil
Druk dy't tip is, tip, tip, tip 'oant jo gewoan pop, whoa-oh-oh
Jou it oan jo suster, de âlder fan jo suster
Jou har alle swiere dingen dy't wy net kinne skouderje
Wa bin ik as ik net mei de bal kin rinne?
As ik falle
Druk lykas in grip, grip, grip, en it sil net loslitte, wa sil
Druk lykas in tikje, tikje, tikje it oant it klear is om te blazen, whoa-oh-oh
Jou it oan jo suster, de sterker fan jo suster
Sjoch as se op in bytsje langer kin hingje
Wa bin ik as ik it net kin drage?
As ik falter
[VERSE 2]
Ûnder it oerflak
Ik ferbergje myn nerven en it minder, ik meitsje my soargen dat SOMETHIN 'sil ús sear dwaan
Ûnder it oerflak
It skip swerpt net, hat it heard hoe grut de iisberch is?
Ûnder it oerflak
Ik tink oan myn doel, kin ik dit op ien of oare manier bewarje?
Line omheech de domino's, in ljochte wyn waait
Jo besykje it te stopjen dat it tumbling, mar oan en oan giet
[Brêge]
Mar wachtsje, as ik it ferpletterjende gewicht fan ferwachtingen koe skodzje
Soe dat wat romte fergees hawwe foar wille
As ûntspanning, as ienfâldichste wille?
Ynstee mjitte wy dizze groeiende druk
Bliuwt groeie, bliuwe gean, om't alles wite dat wy witte is
[Koar]
Druk lykas in drip, drip, Drip dat sil noait stopje, wa sil
Druk dy't tip is, tip, tip, tip 'oant jo gewoan pop, whoa-oh-oh
Jou it oan jo suster, it docht net sear en
Sjoch as se elke famylje lêst kin ferwurkje
Sjoch as se búpen en bûgt, mar brekt noait
Gjin flaters, gewoan
Druk lykas in grip, grip, grip, en it sil net loslitte, wa sil
Druk lykas in tikje, tikje, tikje it oant it klear is om te blazen, whoa-oh-oh
Jou it oan jo suster en freegje my noait ôf
As deselde druk jo soe hawwe lutsen
Wa bin ik as ik net haw wat it nimt?
Gjin barsten, gjin pauzes
Gjin flaters, gjin druk