Darkwave with coldwave and post-punk edges, mid-tempo pulse and driving bassline, rigid drum machine groove with icy synth arpeggios; verse stays sparse and hollow, pre-chorus tightens with rising filter sweeps, chorus opens into a bleak, chantable lift. Dry close-mic lead vocal with doubled low harmonies, occasional distant gang echoes on the hook, reverb tails on key words, reversed swells and metallic hits between sections. Dark, atmospheric, cold, and glossy in the mix.