Indie-folk, 80 BPM, in A minor with swung acoustic strum and delicate fingerpicked accents; verse stays close and sparse with soft guitar and breathy male vocals, pre-chorus opens with cello-like pad and harmony lift, chorus lands wider with doubled vocal and gentle gang harmonies, bridge falls back to solo guitar and room tone before a final chorus with subtle percussion and emotional swell. Warm intimate mix, cinematic and bittersweet, with tape hiss, reversed guitar swells, and a tiny bell at transitions., acoustic, warm, folk, vocal, soft, nostalgic