Metal rock ballad with classical strings and heavy galloping riffs; verse 1 rides tense palm-muted guitars and tom-toms, pre-chorus opens into orchestral swells and rising snare rolls, chorus lands on a massive half-time hook with stacked gang harmonies. Voice is gritty and dramatic in verses, wide double-tracked on the chorus, with a soft female counterline entering late. Use reverse cymbal swells, choir pads, and a final key-lift feel. Bright, cinematic, and crushingly emotional mix., metal, classical, rock, ballad