Paper Star

Sad electro-pop ballad with slow half-time pulse, trembling violin leads, muted sub hits, and soft arpeggiated synths; verse stays sparse with close-mic intimate vocals, pre-chorus opens with rising strings and filtered drums, chorus lands on a wide hook with stacked harmonies and a crying violin phrase. Tiny reverses, breathy tape delays, and a shimmering lift before the final chorus; glossy but fragile mix, cold and intimate, violin, sad, electronic