The second verse to opening track "Sowing Season" is inspired by the Rudyard Kipling poem "If—" whilst the title of "Sowing Season" is a reference from Stephen King's novel "Secret Window, Secret Garden", where the main character had written a short story of the same title. The song deals with topics such as death (as per the notable opening line of the album, "was losing all my friends, was losing them to drinking and to driving") and the desire to better oneself.