[Verse 1] Six weeks old, brought in today Heart rate high at one-six-five Compensating all the way Fighting hard to stay alive Volume overload's the game When the blood flows without shame [Chorus] One-six-five beats racing fast Forty-five breaths, can't make them last Liver's down two below the line Eighty over fifty's the pressure sign Ninety-five percent oxygen flow Truncus symptoms start to show [Verse 2] Respiratory rate's climbing high Forty-five per minute count Pulmonary circuit's overdriven why Too much blood, excessive amount Overcirculation's the key When the vessels can't run free [Chorus] One-six-five beats racing fast Forty-five breaths, can't make them last Liver's down two below the line Eighty over fifty's the pressure sign Ninety-five percent oxygen flow Truncus symptoms start to show [Bridge] Hepatomegaly tells the tale Two centimeters past the mark Heart failure makes the liver swell But no edema in the dark Wide pulse pressure running off Diastolic pressure drops right off [Verse 3] Blood pressure shows the wider gap Eighty systolic, fifty low Diastolic falls into the trap Pulmonary steal's the flow Oxygen's maintained quite well Though mixing occurs, you can tell [Chorus] One-six-five beats racing fast Forty-five breaths, can't make them last Liver's down two below the line Eighty over fifty's the pressure sign Ninety-five percent oxygen flow Truncus symptoms start to show [Outro] No peripheral swelling yet Volume overload's the threat Unrestricted flow's the clue Heart failure's breaking through
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