Modern rock ballad, dark pop-rock. Vocals: powerful alto, smoky rasp, belting. 80s phrasing with modern electronic elements. [TEMPO] 85 BPM [KEY] C minor [VOCALS] Verses: intimate whisper, tape sat, LA-2A compression, de-esser. Choruses: explosive belt, voice cracks, throat tension. Long echo on keywords. Heavy fuzz. [DRUMS] Heavy kick/snare. Sidechain. Glitch stutters. Deep slap bass. Amen break ghost notes. Parallel compression on drums. [GUITARS] Heavy hall reverb. Clean arpeggios. Distorted rhythms with tube saturation, slight grit. Wah-wah solo C harm minor with delay throws. [SYNTHS] Sub-bass, cinematic strings, choir samples in final chorus. [BREAKDOWNS] 1. [Intro] Reverse cymbal. 2. [BD1] Solo, strings, half-time. 3. [BD2] Acoustic, no drums, raw vox + breath. 4. [BD3] Silence into Neurofunk drop. [MIX] Wide stereo, analog console saturation, transformer warmth, tape hiss. Stereo widening on strings. Style Influence: 80 Weirdness: 40