This has a nice melody! When the melody is heard in total @ 1:15, it's magic!
And the synthesis is good indeed. Keeping it simple is in most cases more effective than getting caught in modulation. Creative use of distortion.
The synth stabs on 2:45 sound a bit 'too stabby' to me, like you used a comp with a release time too long, or something like that. Because of the filtering, it's not that noticable in the first part of the song.
All in all it's a great song with a touching melody!