Beautiful Nightmare

Gothic rock with driving mid-tempo tom pulse, jagged guitar arpeggios and a mournful bassline; verse stays tense and sparse, pre-chorus opens with held chords and rising cymbal hiss, chorus hits with stacked harmonies and a biting hook. Vocal is close-mic and brooding in verses, doubled and cracked on the hook. Add reverse-guitar swells into the chorus, church-bell chimes before the bridge, and a wide, dark mix with cold reverb and sharp highs., beautiful, gothic rock