gothic metal ballad, verses 65 bpm, choruses 95 bpm, male vocals into microphone, pads for choir in cathedral, distorted electric guitar, steady power chords, strings of cello with bow, organ drone, languid floorthoms, reverberation in bathroom, recording in a cramped room, a mix of ballads from the 2000s, dynamic rise of the verse, soaring rise of the chorus, dramatic bridge break, bittersweet longing