Ashes On Your Sleeve

Alternative pop ballad with half-time pulse, sparse piano and muted toms in the verses; pre-chorus opens with rising strings and a filtered bass swell; chorus lifts into wide drums, stacked harmonies, and short delay throws on the hook. Close-mic intimate vocal, doubled on key lines, with a burning-paper texture, reversed cymbal swells, and a bright but gritty cinematic mix., world