Paper Hearts

Soft indie-pop ballad with a slow swaying pulse, muted kick and brushed snaps; verse stays intimate with fingerpicked guitar and warm pads, pre-chorus lifts with rising harmonies and a thin bell figure, chorus opens into stacked doubles and gentle gang oohs. Add reversed swells into each lift, a soft tape-hiss bed, and delay throws on the last word of each hook. Close-mic female vocals, airy and tender, with a glossy but intimate mix., emotional, soft, tone, sad