Hey, thank you for your kind comment.
I grew up watching un bunch of Tim Burton movies so yeah, Danny Elfman is a strong influence here, especially in the vocal part I think.
You got it with the time signature ! To be precise, it's a 4 + 4 + 5 + 4 structure (the 3rd bar being divided as 3 + 2) to match the accents of the harmony.
I totally agree with you about the panning. I did not spend much time on the mixing part, and I went with the default settings fors the strings panning. Will try enhancing that next time :)