Style: Hip Hop / Rap — storytelling, mid tempo

[Intro — spoken]

Brianna was being scouted by three universities...

She collapsed on the court during a layup drill...

Nobody saw it coming...

[Verse 1]

Brianna lived and breathed the game since she was four,

Every morning in the driveway — always wanting more,

Seventeen years old and heading somewhere great,

Coaches calling every week — couldn't hardly wait.

Tuesday afternoon — a layup drill in practice,

Brianna hit the floor so fast — nobody could catch this,

No warning — no dizziness — just lights out on the court,

Trainer rushed over — teammates froze mid-sport.

[Pre-Chorus]

Came around in thirty seconds — said she felt okay,

But the trainer called her parents — nobody was playing today,

Dad said this happened once before — after a hard sprint,

Thought it was dehydration — never got the hint.

[Chorus]

Brianna hit the floor — heart forgot its beat,

Something in the muscle — made the rhythm incomplete,

Born with extra thickness — wall that got too big,

Heart pumping hard but blocked — that's the problem with this gig.

[Verse 2]

Cardiologist listened close — heard a murmur standing up,

Louder when she stood up fast — softer when she'd cup,

Squatting made it quieter — standing made it loud,

Sound waves showed the thick wall — hiding in a crowd.

Genetic test came back — family line confirmed,

Uncle on her father's side — same condition learned,

Never had a symptom — never missed a beat,

Until the day that Brianna's heart skipped in the heat.

[Bridge]

Doctor said the wall inside is thicker than it should,

Sometimes blocks the blood from flowing out the way it would,

During heavy exercise the heart can lose its rhythm,

That's the moment Brianna fell — right there in the gym.

Medications help to slow the heart and ease the flow,

Some patients get a small device placed under — just below,

Shocks the heart back into rhythm if it goes astray,

Brianna won't be playing college ball — not the same way.

[Outro]

Brianna coaches junior league on Saturday mornings now,

Teaches kids the fundamentals — still loves the game somehow,

Pill each morning — device beneath her collarbone,

Brianna's heart still beats — she's never truly alone.

“Brianna’s Story”