Need To Hear

Pop ballad with midtempo pulse, soft syncopated drums and warm piano arpeggios; verse stays intimate with sparse keys and brushed percussion, pre-chorus opens into rising strings and stacked harmonies, chorus lands on fuller drums and a chantable lift. Lead male vocal is close-mic and vulnerable, with doubled chorus lines, delay throws on the hook word, and breathy ad-libs in the gaps. Ear candy: reversed piano swell into the chorus, a filtered handclap pickup, and a final key-change feel from layered vocal pads. Mix is polished, warm, and wide