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  Article: “Finally, the Correct Encanto Song Has Broken Into the Top 10”

  Posted by Jennifer Keegin on January 26, 2022 at 11:42 am

  This article from Vulture discusses how in the song “Surface Pressure” the character Luisa wonders what could happen if she could “shake the crushing weight / Of expectations” and simply relax, before the beat kicks back in and pulls her down into that same drip, drip, drip all over again.

  I think many of us could relate to the lyrics so I thought I’d share the article (linked above) and the lyrics here. Would love to know your thoughts!
  

  Lyrics – Surface Pressure

  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 demanding
  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
  The 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
  Pressure that’ll tip, tip, tip ’till you just go pop, whoa
  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
  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 something 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 tumbling
  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
  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
  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

  Source:?Musixmatch

  Songwriters: Lin-manuel Miranda

  Surface Pressure lyrics ? Walt Disney Music Company

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  Jennifer Keegin
  Associate Director for Campus Activities
  Binghamton University
  Binghamton NY
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