Soul-inflected classical ballad with slow 6/8 sway, mournful piano arpeggios, soft string swells, and brushed percussion; verse stays sparse and intimate, pre-chorus lifts with rising strings and sustained backing harmonies, chorus opens wider with doubled lead and a trembling choir pad. Ghostly bell accents, reversed piano tails, and a low sub drone mark transitions. Wide, velvet-dark mix with close-mic vocal warmth and cathedral-sized reverb in the hook., soul, classical