Capillary Reading

[Verse 1]
The red light on the meter stopped blinking at 4:12.
Just a little tremor, baby, something I can handle myself.
You said that last October, your hand was cold as the lake.
It’s the pressure in the pipes, this old building always shakes.

[Chorus]
You hear the quiet hum, I hear the siren's bleed.
This isn’t love, darling, it’s a capillary reading.

[Verse 2]
Look, the snow is starting, coating the alley glass.
"Don't you change the subject," your own doctor asked.
My grandfather’s old guitar, it's buzzing on the stand.
I can feel the stubborn pulse just fluttering in your hand.

[Chorus]
You hear the quiet hum, I hear the siren's bleed.
This isn’t love, darling, it’s a capillary reading.

[Bridge]
What if this fragile engine just decides to stall?
Then I'll be the wiring, babe. I'll catch you when you fall.

[Outro]
A reading... just a reading.
Just breathe.