Starting with a garage rock riff before centring on numerous soundscapes, with one of the few lyrics being its title, "Poet Is Priest…" is a krautrock funk song, featuring "acoustic astrology" from astronomer and musician Fiorella Terenzi, and rave influences. An unedited version, running to almost 22 minutes, was included on the bonus disc of the 2006 deluxe edition of the album. The self-mocking "Julian H. Cope" was described by Foege as "an ironic advertisement" for the musician. A tribute to both Neu! and The Stooges, "The Subtle Energies Commission", centred around a whooshing drum and cymbal rhythm, features numerous phased drums and touches of reverbed keyboard. "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fine" is a pop song with a regenerative lyrical theme, while "Peggy Suicide is Dead" serves as the album's coda.
