Rock ballad with driving half-time drums, gritty palm-muted verses, soaring pre-chorus lift, and a huge anthemic chorus; verse keeps the band tight and bruised, pre-chorus opens with tom rolls and rising guitars, chorus hits with layered power chords and gang vocal doubles on the anchor phrase; bridge drops to voice and clean guitar before the final lift, with reverse swells, cymbal blooms, and a wide, punchy arena mix; male vocals, close-mic and cracked in the verses, bigger double-tracked shouts on the hook, rock