(upbeat music)
00:00
♪ You have to learn to pace yourself ♪
00:27
♪ Pressure ♪
00:32
♪ You're just like everybody else ♪
00:34
♪ Pressure ♪
00:38
♪ You've only had to run so far ♪
00:40
♪ So good ♪
00:44
♪ But you will come to a place ♪
00:47
♪ Where the only thing you feel ♪
00:50
♪ Are loaded guns in your face ♪
00:53
♪ And you'll have to deal with ♪
00:56
♪ Pressure ♪
00:59
♪ You used to call me paranoid ♪
01:12
♪ Pressure ♪
01:17
♪ But even you cannot avoid ♪
01:18
♪ Pressure ♪
01:23
♪ You turned the tap
dance into your crusade ♪
01:25
♪ Now here you are with your faith ♪
01:31
♪ And your Peter Pan advice ♪
01:35
♪ You have no scars on your face ♪
01:38
♪ And you cannot handle pressure ♪
01:41
(upbeat music)
01:45
♪ All grown up and no place to go ♪
01:57
♪ Psych 1, Psych 2 ♪
02:03
♪ What do you know ♪
02:06
♪ All your life is Channel 13 ♪
02:09
♪ Sesame Street ♪
02:16
♪ What does it mean ♪
02:19
♪ I'll tell you what it means ♪
02:25
♪ Pressure ♪
02:27
♪ Pressure ♪
02:34
♪ Don't ask for help ♪
02:35
♪ You're all alone ♪
02:37
♪ Pressure ♪
02:40
♪ You'll have to answer ♪
02:42
♪ To your own ♪
02:44
♪ Pressure ♪
02:46
♪ I'm sure you'll have
some cosmic rationale ♪
02:48
♪ But here you are in the ninth ♪
02:54
♪ Two men out and three men on ♪
02:58
♪ Nowhere to look but inside ♪
03:01
♪ Where we all respond to ♪
03:04
♪ Pressure ♪
03:06
♪ Pressure ♪
03:13
(upbeat music)
03:16
♪ All your life is Time magazine ♪
03:32
♪ I read it too ♪
03:38
♪ What does it mean ♪
03:41
(upbeat music)
03:44
♪ Pressure ♪
03:56
♪ I'm sure you'll have
some cosmic rationale ♪
03:57
♪ But here you are with your faith ♪
04:04
♪ And your Peter Pan advice ♪
04:07
♪ You have no scars on your face ♪
04:10
♪ And you cannot handle pressure ♪
04:13
♪ Pressure ♪
04:22
♪ Pressure ♪
04:28
♪ One, two, three, four ♪
04:33
♪ Pressure ♪
04:34
Lyrics & Translation
Dive into Billy Joel's "Pressure," a synth-driven anthem that captures the anxieties of the '80s. Explore how Joel's personal struggles with writer's block and societal pressures shaped this hit, and learn how its lyrics and unique sound reflect the challenges of modern life.
[English]
(upbeat music)♪ You have to learn to pace yourself ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ You're just like everybody else ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ You've only had to run so far ♪
♪ So good ♪
♪ But you will come to a place ♪
♪ Where the only thing you feel ♪
♪ Are loaded guns in your face ♪
♪ And you'll have to deal with ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ You used to call me paranoid ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ But even you cannot avoid ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ You turned the tap dance into your crusade ♪
♪ Now here you are with your faith ♪
♪ And your Peter Pan advice ♪
♪ You have no scars on your face ♪
♪ And you cannot handle pressure ♪
(upbeat music)
♪ All grown up and no place to go ♪
♪ Psych 1, Psych 2 ♪
♪ What do you know ♪
♪ All your life is Channel 13 ♪
♪ Sesame Street ♪
♪ What does it mean ♪
♪ I'll tell you what it means ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ Don't ask for help ♪
♪ You're all alone ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ You'll have to answer ♪
♪ To your own ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale ♪
♪ But here you are in the ninth ♪
♪ Two men out and three men on ♪
♪ Nowhere to look but inside ♪
♪ Where we all respond to ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
(upbeat music)
♪ All your life is Time magazine ♪
♪ I read it too ♪
♪ What does it mean ♪
(upbeat music)
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale ♪
♪ But here you are with your faith ♪
♪ And your Peter Pan advice ♪
♪ You have no scars on your face ♪
♪ And you cannot handle pressure ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
♪ One, two, three, four ♪
♪ Pressure ♪
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