Russian chanson ballad with male vocals, slow 6/8 sway and gentle rubato; verse rides solo nylon-string guitar with sparse bass notes, pre-chorus opens into brushed percussion and a second guitar line, chorus lifts with warm harmony doubles and held cadences; intimate close-mic lead, soft doubled chorus, a few cracked ad-libs; tape hiss, brushed snare lift into each chorus, accordion swell under the last line; warm, worn, and human, male vocals, warm, slow, ballad, chanson, gentle, harmony