On the origins of the album's title, Key has stated that it was meant to be a rhyme on words. He mentions that during the writing process, the band took notice to the fact that the material they were coming up with was becoming "really dark" and thus crafted the title "Too Dark Park". The album explores a number of concepts, especially those pertaining to environmental degradation and the self-destruction of humanity. Ogre described the basis for the album's underlying message as the following: "that feeling of going down a road with the knowledge that you're breaking down. Yet you continue to travel down that road." The album also explores more personal territory, particularly Ogre's dealings with heroin. Ogre revealed to "Alternative Press" how he had nearly been arrested for possession while working in Chicago and how that incident had nearly brought his career to an end.