Surface Pressure

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The family all turned towards the screen expecting to see Mirabel only to see Luisa? 

I'm the strong one, I'm not nervous

I'm as tough as the crust of the earth is

"Okay"

I move mountains, I move churches

And I glow, 'cause I know what my worth is

"Course I mean-hey where are you going"

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

Under the surface

I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus

The family turns towards Luisa with shocked looks before Julietta asks her, "Are you okay hija?" Luisa just looks at her mom before turning away and back towards the screen.

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

Alma looks back at her grandaughter sadly realizing Mirabel isn't the only Madrigal that she let down.

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-oh

Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'til you just go pop, whoa-oh-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-oh

Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til it's ready to blow, whoa-oh-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

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 topplin', 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 (pressure)

Keeps growing (pressure), keep going (pressure), 'cause all we know is

Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop, whoa-oh

Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'til you just go pop, whoa-oh-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-oh

Pressure like a tick, tick, tick 'til it's ready to blow, whoa-oh-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!

As the song ends her family turns back towards Luisa and her parents walked up to her and hugged her. Agustin pulled back and, with teary eyes, said, "When we are back we are having less chores." before turning towards Alma with a look in his tear filled eyes that showed her he was serious.

She just nodded her head.

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