Hold On Tonight

Alternative pop with slow half-time pulse, dark synth bed, restrained kick-snare verse, pre-chorus opening to stacked harmonies, chorus lifting on a short chantable refrain; close-mic vulnerable lead with doubled hook lines, soft delay throws on key words, rising filtered pads into each chorus, glinting bell accents and a final breakdown that returns to intimate piano and breathy ad-libs, polished and emotional, sad