Locked Door

Pop ballad with mid-tempo four-on-the-floor pulse, muted kick and snapped rim on verses, pre-chorus lifting with pulsing synths and string swells, chorus opening into stacked harmonies and wide piano chords. Lead vocal stays intimate and close-mic in verses, doubles bloom on hooks, with delay throws on key words and soft gang vocals in the final chorus. Ear candy includes filtered risers, a half-beat drum drop before the chorus, and a glassy top-line synth. Bright, polished, emotionally expansive mix., pop