Dark Folk Ballad, Steady Mid-Tempo, Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar Pattern, Warm Upright Bass, Single Slide Guitar with Long Sustain, Brushed Snare, No Synths, No Choir, No Backing Vocals, No Sound Effects Vocal: single male baritone throughout, restrained storytelling delivery, no vibrato, no belting, dry close-mic intimacy, clear Russian diction, slight gravel in lower register, as if singing by a roadside fire