i wish i could say i relate to Luisa's older sibling struggles but i am comfortably the youngest sibling :]

and a special thanks to @sin3c12 for the gender-bent Luisa art!

Original song credits:
Surface Pressure (   • Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure (Fr...  )
from the Disney movie Encanto

Cover credits:
vocals/mix/video - me
art - @sin3c12

Lyrics:
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 them, I flatten them
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
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 will never stop
Woah
Pressure that'll tip tip tip till you just go pop
Woah
Give it to your brother, your brother'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
The pressure like a drip drip drip and I won't let go?
Woah
Pressure like tick tick tick till it's ready to blow?
Woah
Give it to your brother, your brother's stronger
See if he 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 has it heard how big the iceberg is
Under the surface, I think about my purpose
Can I somehow preserve this?

Line up the dominos
A light wind blows
You try to stop it toppling
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 will never stop
Woah
Pressure like tip tip tip till you just go pop
Woah
Give it to your brother, it doesn't hurt and
See if he can handle every family burden?
Watch as he buckles and bends but never breaks,
No mistakes.
Just pressure like a grip grip grip and it won't let go
Woah
Pressure like tick tick tick till it's ready to blow
Woah
Give it to your brother, 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