Well, Alison sounds great! We remember her fine cello performance on one of your previous songs too.
Her lead and harmony vocals portray the sad, sad story in a manner that reflects the heroine’s pain and yet also her strength. And the powerful lyric certainly sets up the stage for that.
The band ...
Well, thanks for the mention of our sparse arrangements and, man, you've gotten a boatload of responses regarding the mix so we'll just kick back and see what happens.

Having blathered that

we do like what you've done with it and the most recent version sets up a nice soundstage indeed for this minimalist production couple!
J&B