Bad For My HRV

[Verse 1] You left your tote in my backseat Pins on the strap still poke my thumb Thought of returning it last week Opened the trunk Slammed it Went dumb Scrolling through our chat like case notes Red flags circled in neon Sharpie You said I “optimize too much” I said “you’re bad for my heart rate variability” [Chorus] I miss the old me too The one who’d let things slide Let people waste my time And call it being nice Now I got charts and graphs For every way we bleed You spike my stress like caffeine You’re bad for my HRV [Verse 2] You called it cold Called it clinical How I track my sleep and my moods But I remember that diner booth Hands shaking through cheap fast food You joked I’d build a better friend From prompts and late-night code Now I talk it out with an interface That never raises its tone [Chorus] I miss the old me too The one who’d stay and wait Laugh it off Take the blame Overloading my plate Now every fight’s a chart Of what you take from me You spike my stress like caffeine You’re bad for my HRV [Bridge] I used to think “this is just how it is” Tight chest Tight jaw White knuckled grip Now I see numbers where I used to see fate Resting pulse drops When I stop taking your bait [Chorus] I miss the old me too Who didn’t measure pain Who called it “love” instead Of overclocking my brain But I’ve got proof in waves That you’re a slow disease You spike my stress like caffeine You’re bad for my HRV You spike my stress like caffeine I’m better off at 83