[Verse 1]
Six weeks old with a racing pulse
One-sixty-five beats thunder through
Respiratory rate climbs forty-five
Lungs work overtime, gasping for rescue
The liver swells beneath the ribs
Two centimeters past its proper place
Heart failure's signature written bold
Across this tiny infant's face
[Chorus]
Truncus admission, the numbers tell the tale
Heart rate soaring, breathing fast without fail
Liver enlarged, pressure wide as the sea
Ninety-five percent saturation, mixing chemistry
Volume overload drowns the pumping chamber
While pulmonary circuits steal the flow
These vital signs spell out the danger
Of truncus arteriosus taking hold
[Verse 2]
Blood pressure reads eighty over fifty
Wide pulse pressure tells the secret true
During diastole, the blood runs downstream
Escaping to the lungs in waves of blue
No swelling in the tiny fingers
Peripheral edema stays away
But hepatomegaly announces loudly
The heart can't keep up with the fray
[Chorus]
Truncus admission, the numbers tell the tale
Heart rate soaring, breathing fast without fail
Liver enlarged, pressure wide as the sea
Ninety-five percent saturation, mixing chemistry
Volume overload drowns the pumping chamber
While pulmonary circuits steal the flow
These vital signs spell out the danger
Of truncus arteriosus taking hold
[Bridge]
Unrestricted pulmonary flooding
Compensated failure's masquerade
The oxygen numbers seem deceiving
While the ventricles slowly fade
So much blood flows to the lungs
Saturation stays near normal range
But the heart betrays its struggle
In every measurement we arrange
[Chorus]
Truncus admission, the numbers tell the tale
Heart rate soaring, breathing fast without fail
Liver enlarged, pressure wide as the sea
Ninety-five percent saturation, mixing chemistry
Volume overload drowns the pumping chamber
While pulmonary circuits steal the flow
These vital signs spell out the danger
Of truncus arteriosus taking hold
[Outro]
Remember the pattern when you see
A neonate with these presenting signs
The heart speaks through these vital clues
When truncus arteriosus defines