[Intro — spoken]

Emma had been fighting her lungs since she was born...

She knew the drill — the vest — the enzymes — the inhalers...

College was supposed to be her fresh start...

Her lungs had other ideas...

[Verse 1]

Emma came into the world with a fight already set,

Salt on every surface — diagnosis — sweat,

Thick and sticky mucus blocking everything inside,

Every breath a battle — nowhere left to hide.

Pancreas wasn't working — couldn't break down food,

Enzymes with every meal — just part of the mood,

Lungs were always wet and thick and hard to clear,

Vest shaking every morning — every evening — every year.

[Pre-Chorus]

Bacteria found a home inside those sticky walls,

Infections every winter — every change the hallway calls,

Antibiotics by the cycle — inhaled and IV,

Emma knew the hospital — it was practically family.

[Chorus]

Emma's airways filling — mucus thick and green,

Lungs collecting bacteria — worse than they had been,

Can't digest the food she eats — enzymes every bite,

Emma's fighting every day — Emma has to fight.

[Verse 2]

Lung function dropping slowly — every year a slide,

FEV1 the number — watched with fearful pride,

Salty skin in summer — diagnosis test from birth,

Chloride through the sweat glands — proving what it's worth.

New medication changed the picture — fixed the problem deep,

The broken channel in the cells — restoring what they keep,

Not just treating symptoms — fixing what went wrong,

Emma took the modulator — Emma got more strong.

[Bridge]

Lung function climbing — for the first time going up,

Weight was better — digestion — filling up the cup,

Fewer hospitalizations — fewer IV rounds,

Emma heard her lungs improving — heard the better sounds.

Airway clearance every morning — never going away,

Pancreatic enzymes — never skipping a day,

High calorie diet — extra fat and more,

Emma's life expanded — opened every door.

[Outro]

Emma finished her first year — GPA three point eight,

Vest beside her dorm room bed — never running late,

Modulators every morning — changing what was set,

Emma's breathing better now — best she's ever felt yet.

“Emma’s Story”