Jagger called the song "competently played rock, with nasal annihilated vocals." Ultimate Classic Rock critic Mike Duquette describes the theme as "a man going insane in a post-apocalyptic world."
Jagger described the song as "well-executed hard rock, with vocals that have been utterly destroyed." Ultimate Classic Rock critic Mike Duquette sees the subject matter as "a person losing their grip on reality in a devastated, post-apocalyptic landscape."