Cinematic folk ballad with female vocals, slow swaying 6/8 pulse and restrained minor-key acoustic guitar; verse stays sparse with solo voice and low strings, pre-chorus opens into breathy harmonies and a rising drone, chorus lands on wide sustained chords with doubled lead and soft gang vocals on the anchor line. Use burned-out piano accents, distant bell swells, reversed string lifts into each chorus, and a cold, intimate close-mic mix with spacious reverb tails.