Style: Hip Hop / Rap — storytelling, mid tempo

[Intro — spoken]

Alejandro had just recovered from what everyone thought was a bad cold...

Two weeks later he was struggling to finish practice...

His coach thought he just needed more conditioning...

[Verse 1]

Alejandro was the fastest player on the field,

Twenty-two years old — nothing made him yield,

Virus hit him hard in October — fever — body aches,

Took two weeks to feel himself — longer than it takes.

Back to practice in November — thought he was okay,

But fifty meters in he had to stop and say,

Something isn't right — chest is feeling tight,

Heart is racing harder than it should — not quite right.

[Pre-Chorus]

Told the trainer after — didn't want to miss,

Trainer sent him straight to doctor — couldn't ignore this,

Resting heart rate high — just sitting in the chair,

Blood test showed a marker — something wasn't fair.

[Chorus]

Alejandro's heart is angry — inflamed from the inside,

Virus got into the muscle — nowhere left to hide,

Squeezing weaker than before — rhythm running fast,

Alejandro's soccer season — finished — couldn't last.

[Verse 2]

Doctor did the sound wave test — heart was slightly stretched,

Squeezing less than normal — everywhere they fetched,

Heart rhythm monitor showed some extra beats throughout,

Inflammation in the muscle — that's what this was about.

Rest was the prescription — no activity at all,

Three to six months minimum — no running in the hall,

Medications helped the heart — while the healing came,

No competitive sports — hard for someone in the game.

[Bridge]

Alejandro sat out the whole spring season — hardest thing he'd done,

Watched his teammates from the sideline — missing every run,

Follow up showed improvement — heart was healing through,

Ejection fraction climbing back — getting close to new.

Doctor cleared him slowly — walking first — then jog,

Monitored the rhythm — every step was logged,

Some athletes return to full sport — others never do,

Alejandro made it back — but took the whole year through.

[Outro]

Alejandro plays again — but smarter than before,

Reports every symptom — never tries to ignore,

Knows the warning signs now — chest pain during play,

Tells his coach immediately — never looks away.

“Alejandro’s Story”