Dark cinematic folk with Egyptian modal melody, slow stomping pulse, bowed low strings, frame drums, and hand percussion locked to a heavy march; verse rides sparse flute, distant chorus drones, and dry toms, pre-chorus strips to bass drum and whispered doubles, chorus hits with massed low harmonies and a serpentine lead line. Breathy close-mic male vocal in verses, layered doubles on hooks, shadowed delay throws, sand-riser swells, bronze hits, and a wide, ominous mix