folk rock, major key, initial tempo: allegro (145 BPM), male vocal (clear, warm timbre); structure: 1. Verse: fast, driving rhythm with guitar and drums 2. Transition: sudden ritardando after verse, strip down to vocal + minimal piano/violin 3. Chorus start: emphasis on first two lines (rubato delivery) 4. Accelerando into full chorus: add all instruments (guitar, piano, violin, folk instruments) instruments: electric guitar (lead), piano (harmonic bed), violin (melodic lines), occasional folk instruments (e.g., mandolin, flute); dense, powerful final chorus