Songs like this make me laugh: it's one of many examples of a metal composer and musician doing pop music ten times better than actual, full-time pop composers and musicians.

Like all pop music the mid-tempo song structure and the repetitiveness of it all is as basic as it gets-- but just listen to the contrast between the major and minor keyed sections! It gives the song a ton of character. The transition chord itself actually gives off Castlevania vibes. Not to mention the insane guitar solo.

The sports equivalent would be like LeBron James trying his hand at football and being instantly better than Cristiano Ronaldo. Embarrassing!