Dark-fantasy sonata meets Souls-like score: male vocals over somber strings and distant choir. Intro in sparse piano chords and low cello; verse in a slow, marching 6/8 that swells with timpani rolls. Chorus opens with soaring violins, timpani accents, and choral pads shadowing the top line. Bridge strips back to solo voice and piano before a final, tragic-heroic reprise of the hook with full orchestra and subtle distorted guitar undercurrent.