Rock ballad with metal edge, mid-tempo 6/8 sway and heavy half-time choruses; verse 1 carries intimate guitar arpeggios and tense male-female duet lines, pre-chorus climbs on tom rolls and rising harmonies, chorus crashes with distorted guitars, big drums, and unison hook. Split vocal treatment with male/female call-and-response, layered doubles on the chorus, harsh backing shouts on key words. Wolf howls and distant mocking laughter weave between transitions, with reversed cymbal swells before each chorus and a dark, wide, punchy mix.