Dark pop with urgent half-step tension, driving mid-tempo pulse and syncopated percussion; verse moves in tight chromatic phrases, pre-chorus strips to voice and low toms, chorus opens with stacked harmonies on the rising hook. Vocal is intimate and close-mic in verses, doubled on the refrain, with short delay throws on the last word. Riser swells, reverse cymbals, and a sharp bass drop mark transitions. Bright-edged, glossy, tense mix.