The record contains some of the most oppressive lyrical content Fredriksson has written. She described the title track as "pure and overwhelming anguish, the kind I thought I could never write about; the very dark thoughts inside me. It was written on a plane, flying to New York from some place I don't remember. After it was written, I presented the lyric to one of my best friends, who said, 'You can't play this. You can't sing about this. Because people might think that you will commit suicide.' So I was scared to release it. It was horrible to get that reaction. But when I look back and read the lyric, I realise it has an important message: it's possible to overcome those feelings."