Gothic rock with driving mid-tempo pulse, dark tom toms and serrated guitars; verses stay tense and restrained, pre-chorus opens into rising harmony, chorus hits with a grim chant and stacked female doubles. Bridge drops into half-time with distant choir pads, reversed swells, and a cold bass drone before the final lift. Female vocals, intimate and fierce in verses, soaring and haunted on the hook; bright edge on guitars, wide shadowy mix, cinematic but raw., gothic rock