Heavy metal power ballad, slow 80s stadium-rock tempo, romantic and nostalgic, dramatic male lead vocal with emotional sustained phrasing and high-pitched screams in the chorus, piano-led intro, clean electric-guitar arpeggios in the verses, orchestral strings building beneath the arrangement, distorted power chords and larger drums entering for the chorus, melodic expressive guitar solo, wide analog-style production, long plate reverb, powerful dynamic final chorus