Dark folk ballad at 98 BPM in D minor, built on fingerpicked steel-string acoustic guitar, low cello drones, frame drum, and distant bowed psaltery. Open with intimate female/child dialogue over sparse room tone; verses add mandolin and harmonium. Rising pro-choruses layer toms, tremolo strings, and strained vocal harmonies; repeated choruses bring deep male/female duet, thunderous bass drum, and sea-wind foley. Bridge turns dissonant with bowed metal, bass clarinet, and descending strings, ending in an anguished, escalating final pro-chorus.