Epic folk ballad with drifting balalaika, frame drum pulse, and low male chant; verse opens sparse with lone strings and field-ambient hand percussion, pre-chorus gathers with stacked village harmonies, chorus lands in stomping communal singalong. Lead vocal is close and earthy with doubled lines on key phrases, call-and-response backing on the hook, small flute fills and wind-chime transitions between sections, wide natural mix with warm wooden resonance.