Unwilling to admit there's a problem, Wendy gets in Dippers face once again.
"I'm the strong one, I'm not nervous
I'm as tough as the crust of the earth is"
Wendy smashes a boulder to underscore her toughness. Dipper stares at her, what the hell is happening? "Okay.."
"I move mountains, I move churches
And I glow 'cause I know what my worth is"
"Course I mean-" The donkeys behind Dipper back up. "Hey, where are you going?" Wendy approaches him, intense.
"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"
Wendy rips up the ground, sending them both into a fantasy song space where Wendy's insecurities are on full display.
"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?"
Dipper suddenly finds himself battling Cerberus, only to be rescued by Wendy.
"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"
We're suddenly on a stage, where Wendy shows her vulnerable side as donkeys cascade all around them.
"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 Wendy, Wendy is 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"
Suddenly they fall into a giant coffee bean press.
"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"
Wendy helps Dipper escape the coffee bean press, only to find themselves in a field of geysers.
"Give it to Wendy, she stays stronger
See if she can hang on a little longer
Who am I if I can't carry it all?
If I falter"
Another jump on they are hanging off of a cliff.
"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"
The mountains part, and they are suddenly on the deck of the Titanic as an iceberg looms.
"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"
Wendy and Dipper are sucked up into a tornado, sending them into a beautiful sky, with pink clouds and not a care in the world. As Dipper listens, he gains a whole new appreciation of what Wendy has been feeling all of these years.
"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"
Just as Wendy lets herself relax, giant boulders fall from the sky and Wendy catches them before they crush Dipper.
"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
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The Zodiacs
FanfictionThe Zodiacs are an extraordinary group of people who live hidden in the mountains of New Oregon in a charmed place called Gravity Falls. The magic of the town has blessed every zodiac with a unique gift, every zodiac except Dipper. However, he soon...
