The opening track, "Maybe Angels", was described as "a cryptic ode to UFOs and government conspiracies that plays like an "X-Files" theme song." Crow explained that the song is "an extraterrestrial yarn that finds Kurt Cobain joining John Lennon in heaven's winged choir". The track "Redemption Day" is a protest against the US indifference to the Bosnian War. It was inspired when Crow visited the country as part of a USO trip with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton. The song was later covered by Johnny Cash, appearing on his 2010 posthumous record "". The track "Hard to Make a Stand" references abortion, while "Love Is a Good Thing" criticizes Walmart's gun sales policy with the lyrics "Watch out sister/Watch out brother/Watch our children as they kill each other/with a gun they bought at the Wal-Mart discount stores." The song caused some controversy, resulting in Walmart banning sales of the album at their stores.