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Mourning

Post Malone
Austin (2024)
Moderate 90 BPM
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Song DNA

Dynamic Range6/10
Sudden Changesmild
Texturesmooth
Predictabilityhigh
Vocal Stylesoft vocals
Notes: Light, airy production with smooth vocals creates a mellow, summery vibe despite dark lyrical themes; minimal harsh elements make it generally easy on the senses.

Misophonia Triggers

Mouth Soundsnone
Percussive Clicksnone
Breathing Soundsnone
Repetitive Micro-soundsnone

A melancholic summer track where Post Malone sings about resisting sobriety and facing emotional pain from addiction and regret.

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Moods: introspective, melancholy, reflective

Traditions: hip-hop, pop

How this song sits on each sensory axis

A dynamic range of 6/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.

Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.

Texture: smooth.

Predictability is high — the song telegraphs what it will do next. A sensory-sensitive listener can usually guess where it's going without close attention.

Vocal style: soft vocals.

Where this sits in Post Malone's catalog

We have 31 songs from Post Malone in the library. Of those, 2 are rated Safe, 29 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits below the artist average of 6.2, making it the #29 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.

Other tracks from Austin

We have 3 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.

2024 context

Released in 2024. We have 134 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.2/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2020s.

Explore by mood and tradition

Moods
introspective · 5721melancholy · 5399reflective · 5792
Traditions
hip-hop · 800pop · 826

Why this rating

We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.

Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-14. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.

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