Scars Will Fade

Pop ballad with a steady mid-tempo pulse, fingerpicked piano and warm low strings; verse stays intimate and close-mic with sparse drums, pre-chorus opens with rising toms and layered harmony, chorus lands on wide stacked vocals and a lifted snare pattern. Add soft reverse swells into each chorus, a bell-like accent on the hook word, and a final half-time bridge before the last big chorus. Mix is polished, emotional, and bright with a glossy top end.