Dark Slavic folk cinematic ballad at 72 BPM in D minor, with slow swaying pulse and mournful 6/8 feel; verse stays sparse on piano arpeggios, deep drone, and wind while the chorus opens into orchestral strings, solo violin, and frame drums. Pre-chorus lifts with bowed tension and breathy lead; bridge turns mystical and hushed before the final chorus swells wide. Male emotional vocal, raw and close-mic in verses, doubled and falsetto-bent on peaks, with room bloom, bowed swells, and distant drum echoes for a wide, stormy mix., drone, violin, deep, pop, ballad, orchestral, raw, clean, emotional, vocal, slow, ambient, minimal, folk

[Intro] Snow on the black lake Ash in my palm I hear my name Buried in the reeds [Verse 1] Mother tied red thread Round my left wrist Said, "Do not unbind it When the crows hiss" I walked past the birches Past the old mill stone With a сердце full of iron And no way home [Pre-Chorus] The river took my shadow One piece at a time I stood at the crossing And heard the old chime [Chorus] I am bound I am bound (bound) By blood and bone By blood and bone (bone) Take my hand Or let me go I am bound To the road below [Verse 2] Father left a knife In the cedar chest Said, "When the dark comes You'll know the rest" There was smoke on the heath And a fox in the rain I followed the footsteps That were not my own again [Pre-Chorus] The river took my shadow One piece at a time I stood at the crossing And heard the old chime [Chorus] I am bound I am bound (bound) By blood and bone By blood and bone (bone) Take my hand Or let me go I am bound To the road below [Bridge] On the hill of bones I met my fear He wore my face And spoke clear "Give me your grief Give me your name" I gave him the winter And walked through the flame [Chorus] I am bound I am bound (bound) By blood and bone By blood and bone (bone) Take my hand Or let me go I am bound To the road below [Outro] Snow on the black lake Ash in my palm I hear my name Soft and calm

Dark Slavic folk cinematic ballad, slow 72 BPM, D minor. Male emotional vocal, wide range (F2–B3/B4 falsetto). Orchestral strings, solo violin, piano arpeggios, deep drone, subtle ethnic drums, wind atmosphere. Mood: inner storm, fate, myth, dark spiritual journey. Structure: intro ambient → verse minimal → epic chorus → mystical bridge → final emotional chorus → fading outro. Raw storytelling vocal, expressive, not pop-clean.