Rock ballad with driving mid-tempo drums, gritty electric guitars, and a steady bass pulse; verse stays restrained with palm-muted riffing, pre-chorus opens into rising toms and stacked harmonies, chorus lands wide with power chords and chant doubles on the hook. Vocal is raw and close-mic in verses, then doubled and pushed with short delay throws in the chorus. Add a reverse swell into each chorus, a cymbal lift before the last line, and a final guitar sustain. Bright, punchy, emotional mix., rock