Ballad slow rock in 4/4 at a gentle pace, built on acoustic guitar and soft piano; verse starts sparse and intimate with fingerpicked guitar and open chords, pre-chorus lifts with swelling piano and light cymbal haze, chorus opens into sustained guitars and warm harmony doubles. Close-mic lead vocal, tender and breathy in verses, fuller stacked harmonies on the hook, with small delay throws on the last word of each chorus line. Vinyl room tone, reverse piano swells, and a soft string pad between sections. Warm, spacious, emotional mix., rock, acoustic, ballad, slow