While the album primarily consists of cover songs, the track, along with the lead single "Passive", were the only two original recordings. Containing many lyrical similarities with the track "Pet", from the previous album, Thirteenth Step, lead singer and lyricist Maynard James Keenan described the track as a continuation of the song.
The album is mostly made up of covers, but the specific track and its lead single were the only two original songs written by the band. The lyrics of this track are similar to the song "Pet" from the previous album, Thirteenth Step, which Maynard James Keenan, the singer and lyricist for the band, described as a continuation of the song.