Athena Please Stay

Sad pop ballad with female vocals, slow 72 BPM pulse, soft piano arpeggios and muted kick; verse stays intimate and spare, pre-chorus opens with rising strings and breathy doubles, chorus lands on a bigger piano-and-pad lift with stacked harmonies on the anchor phrase. Add bell chimes between lines, a reverse swell into the chorus, and a final bridge that strips back to solo voice and felt piano. Mix is close-mic, warm, and tear-stained, with glossy top-end on the hook., female vocals, sad