Dark folk ballad with a slow, tense pulse, fingerpicked acoustic guitar and low drone under the verses; pre-chorus tightens with sparse hand percussion and a rising bowed texture; chorus opens into mournful stacked harmonies and a chantable hook. Lead vocal is intimate and trembling, with doubled lines on key words and ghostly low ad-libs. Reverse swells, distant floor creaks, and a thin bell hit bridge sections. Mix is dark, close-mic, and cinematic