Surface Pressure (Encanto) cover (w/ male pronouns) | Linferno

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:
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

[psychoboy]

I actually cried while listing to this because my brothers have been putting a lot on my shoulders and I always help so this is really relatable

[kayladraws]

I love this so much, you don’t know how happy to finally hear under the surface as a male cover but with make pronounce to!

[amyvillanueva]

Is it weird because I prefer this male cover over the original?

[mixhegacha]

Kinda wish Luisa was a guy so guys could have this song knowing they don’t need to be strong all the time and it’s okay to cry or feel emotions

[MadeWithMummyLove]

This is like a completely new song because of your very unique voice it feels much more chill which is not at all bad because I actually like this laid back approach to this song

[centidogfisher]

I was 11 when I learned my mother was pregnant with my baby brother, I was very excited and nervous about being an older brother, then my brothers “dad” stole from us and left us while my mother was pregnant, this caused me to have trust and self confidence issues, along with having to set a good example, the responsibility, and being the older male figure in his life along with worrying about the “father”, it put a lot of pressure on me and I had to grow up faster then I would have to.
I’m also a big brother figure for a lot of people in a discord server, I help a lot of them by being a willing listener if they want to just talk, but I never talk about my issues cause I feel like I should deal with them or ignore it entirely, I’m doing better now, but this song perfectly describes the weight and pressure of being the oldest and trying to carry everything.
Thank you for this wonderful song

[BrolyIsVR]

Not only do I love this song the voice just makes it better for some reason

[HonkYeahArson]

Your voice is so beautiful, I LOVE Everything about this video is amazing, the voice acting, singing, editing! You are an incredibly talented person :D

[cacadordecoisasaleatorias]

Luisa is a female name if it were a boy it would be called: Luis

[wolfdreams]

Ok this man needs to do asmr his voice is just if there is a nose bleed emoji I would use it

[zeira_wolf]

ayyy, its the song with *the* singer!!! you did awesome, that sounds amazing <333 loving it!

[HiIAmSpirit]

Beautiful cover! I enjoyed the genderbent version more than I expected, so thank you for that. Sin's art is beautiful, too!

[arabellasmagictricks]

I’m listening this and getting reminded of Casino Royale and REVIVED- I love this song and your voice is so pretty ✨

[animationfromkaitlyn]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm so happy to hear a male cover that actually uses male pronouns! thank you! 🥰

Now, I don't know if you've ever heard it, but can you please do the song "It's going down" from Descendants 2? All the "male" versions are just slowed down versions of the actual version. It would be awesome if you could do a real cover, just the female vocals replaced. 😄

But I'm not in charge of you, you don't have to.

[HarukoSan]

Very very good. I actually enjoyed this song so much the first time i heard it. This is a prettee good cover of it too lin. Gr8 job my friend

[thestoryteller]

i really love this version. Your voice really touches me every time i hear this song.

[valentinewiggin]

"I'm fine, Luis is fine."

[robertdehn]

thank you for giving the brothers that carry weight a song!

[thestoryteller]

I really have a connection to this song

[Pokupine_]

Your so talented🤩👏

Edit: your voice kinda sound like steven universe