Under Pressure

from Blue Planet by Trip Rexx

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I was going through a tough time when I wrote this song (and most of this album) in Rey Reel’s Utah studio, because my mother had been having a lot of manic episodes and suffering from a gambling addiction that led to her depending a lot more on my brother and I for both emotional and financial support. This track was sort of just a therapy session for me, expressing the responsibility I felt to help her in any way I could, but also the sense of hopelessness that left me looking to a higher power for answers. On a more universally relatable scale, I address the fact that even though I’m in my 20s, life’s curveballs often leave me feeling like I’m still just a kid as I’m sure they do many people. I think as children we assume adults have it all figured out, but when we grow up we realize they don’y have all the answers either. I named the record after a collaboration between 2 of my favorite artists of all time, David Bowie and Queen, to pay homage because the title was already in the song and seemed fitting.

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Under Pressure
[Chorus]
I be tryna not keel under pressure
But I’m still just a kid
Least that’s how I feel up in my mental
But I’m dealing with some real adult shit
Mama losing her sense
And shit don’t make sense
I asked God for a answer
Cuz shit is getting real tense…

[Verse 1]
But I’m getting past it, living too fast to be in the past tense
Riding in the Benz, you can’t see me through the tint
With a bitch so bad that she make me pitch a tent
Make me feel less sad, or at least she could attempt it
She a 10 and that ass so tempting
But in my head I be worried, I be stressed
Lately sex ain’t relieving my tension
Still depressed even when I pop X
Pay me my respect, RIP to Pop Smoke
I don’t wanna end up dead ‘fore I feel like i’m grown
Getting less and less pleasure when I hit a milestone
I just went to bed and woke up in a different time zone
And shit feel kinda normal
I’m taking real adult trips
Always knew I wasn’t normal
Never thought I’d end up like this

[Chorus]
I be tryna not keel under pressure
But I’m still just a kid
Least that’s how I feel up in my mental
But I’m dealing with some real adult shit
Mama losing her sense
And shit don’t make sense
I asked God for a answer
Cuz shit is getting real tense…

[Verse 2]
Shit is getting real hectic
Try to talk to ‘em, feel like they don’t even get me
Conversate wit ‘em but it’s hard to stay invested
Rather take shrooms ‘cause they make me feel electric
I’m chilling on the moon and the mood is so eclectic
And I don’t wanna think about shit
‘Cause that could only bring me down, shit
Just let the bass keep bouncing
I’m always trying not to frown when I get around friends
‘Cause I know better, I don’t wanna be a downer
I break down then I get clowned and
It’s never better, I would rather do without it
I’m finna smile
Turn it upside down
Turn the music up loud
And drown the other sounds out

[Chorus]
I be tryna not keel under pressure
But I’m still just a kid
Least that’s how I feel up in my mental
But I’m dealing with some real adult shit
Mama losing her sense
And shit don’t make sense
I asked God for a answer
Cuz shit is getting real tense…

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from Blue Planet, released October 29, 2022
Trip Rexx, Rey Reel

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Trip Rexx mixes rap cadences and flows with pop punk melodies and introspective thoughts, often accompanied by bouncy trap production that has a psychedelic twist.  The crossover crooner has a markedly unique voice, which he contorts in every which way to provide an array of sounds and textures, regularly using effects like auto-tune to further his vocal experimentation. ... more

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