Lyrically, the song's message is centered around surviving mental health issues. The song features bass-driven verses, followed by a wash of heavy guitar and synths in the chorus, with frontman Jacoby Shaddix's recurring line in the chorus singing "I think I need help / I’m drowning in myself". Rock Sound described the song as "infectious, emotional...powerful...a cry for help in musical form". Shaddix described the song:
