Under pressure encanto lyrics9/2/2023 ![]() ![]() Who am I, if I don’t have what it takes, no cracks, no breaks, no mistakes, no pressure Give it to your sister and never wonder, if the same pressure would’ve pulled you under Pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won’t let go, whoa Watch as she buckles and bends but never breaks, no mistakes, just See if she can handle every family burden Give it to your sister, it doesn’t hurt and Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that’ll never stop, whoa Keeps growing, keep going, ’cause all we know is Of expect ations would that free some room up for joy? Wait, if I could shake the crushing weight Line up the dominoes, a light wind blows, you try to stop it tumbling Under the surface, I think about my purpose, can I somehow preserve this? Under the surface, the ship doesn’t swerve as it heard how big the iceberg is Under the surface, I hide my nerves and it worsens, I worry something is gonna hurt us Who am I if I can’t carry it all? If I falter Give it to your sister, your sister’s stronger, see if she can hang on a little longer Pressure like a tick, tick, tick till it’s ready to blow, whoa ah ah If I fall to, pressure like a grip, grip, grip, and it won’t let go, whoa Give her all the heavy things we can’t shoulder Give it to your sister, your sister’s older ![]() ![]() Pressure that’ll tip, tip, tip till you just go pop, whoa ah ah It’s pressure like a drip, drip, drip, that’ll never stop, whoa Under the surface, I’m pretty surе I’m worthless if I can’t be of servicеĪ flaw or a crack, the straw in the stack, that breaks the camel’s back Under the surface, was Hercules ever like “Yo, I don’t wanna fight Cerberus?” Under the surface, I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus I take what I’m handed, I break what’s demanded, but I don’t ask how hard the work is, got a rough, indes tructible surfaceĭiamonds and platinum, I find them, I flatten them, I move mountains, I move churches, and I glow ’cause I know what my worth is his parents, were putting a lot of pressure on his older sister. And apparently Miranda sympathized with her, judging by the lyrics of this song. Moreover it can also be put forth that he admired his sister for the sacrifices she made, as the vocalist of “Surface Pressure” is also presented as sort of a selfless hero.I’m the strong one, I’m not nervous, I’m as tough as the crust of the earth is TakeawayĪll of this sounds pretty deep for a cartoon, as if it were based on real life. A working single mother for instance may come to mind as a woman who is always up to task yet might be near the end of her rope internally.Īlso, at some points in the song Luisa comes off a lot like a celebrity who has grown weary of what she perceives as fake affection. But the actual person who served as the inspiration for this piece was songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda’s older sister.Īs explained, while growing up, he realized that the family, i.e. Moreover, she imagines that life would be more enjoyable if she could concentrate on her own happiness as opposed to pleasing others. But at the end of the day, she doesn’t expect those around her to all of a sudden leave her at her peace, thus granting this song a persistent sense of pessimism from beginning to end. Instead, it’s like the constant stress being put on her is so strong that she feels dehumanized. Luisa is now under the impression that if she were not able to do what people ask, then they would not really care about her. Ultimately, it’s not like Luisa is entertaining the idea of turning her back on her people. So whenever anyone asks her to perform a task, she does so no matter “how hard the work is”. Due to her proven strength, she has developed a reputation as being “indestructible”. And yes, that may be true on the “surface”. But underneath she is very stressed out by the constant “pressure” people put on her. ![]() And that is fundamentally what her gripe is about. Luisa, on top of being physically strong, also appears as the humble type, or shall we say someone who was socialized to do what loved ones request of her. ![]()
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