For her second studio album, Mýa wrote a lot. Openly admitting, "Writing helps me sort through feelings that I'm trying to figure out." She noted her journal is filled with curse words and exclamation points, explaining, "It's either extreme highs or extreme lows." In an interview with the "New York Daily News", Mýa explained that the album was "about independence." She acknowledged with "Fear of Flying" she became "more confident", while commenting, "I'm a lot more straightforward. Things I didn't know how to say or when to say, I'm saying now."