The song directly references several aspects of the character's hobbies—hanging out in a graveyard, her propensity for chocolate cake[3]—as Allison begs for her hand in marriage.
Allison had been working on her fourth album, Evergreen, and had hit a wall and began to struggle with writer's block.
[5] Upon conclusion, she enjoyed the love song so much that she decided to include it on Evergreen, as she felt it fit sonically and thematically with its style.
Danielle Chelosky at Stereogum called it a "sweeping ballad",[10] Hanif Abdurraqib, writing in the New Yorker, complimented its carefree tone in comparison to the visceral melancholy that runs through Evergreen.
[...] it's both a soaring indie-rock jam and a charming nod to something that brings Allison comfort amid life's harder moments.