[5] Smith outlined the meaning of the song's lyrics: "As far as subject matter, it's pretty straight forward: be careful of the toes that you step on in life, because they may be the attached to the ass that you have to kiss later on.
"[3]Drummer Barry Kerch expanded on the concept, stating that it was influenced on the fact that the band members themselves have to watch what they say in interviews and concerts, or it has come back to haunt them, without citing any specific examples.
[5] Alternatively, the song's music video's themes are centered around actual opinions that people had voiced about band itself, complaining that they weren't "real metal," weren't "real rock", or that they had "sold out" and were better back when they were "fat and lazy drug addicts", in references to Smith's struggle with drug abuse and obesity in the late 2000s.
[6][4][5] Musically, Smith described the song as having a "punk rock style", and named Cheap Trick and Billy Joel as influences.
[7] Loudwire similarly praised the song, calling it a "hook-laden track crafted with atmospherics" that "has the vintage Shinedown sound while still moving the band forward.