The song was written by the band members, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, alongside the album's producer, Jeff Bhasker.

[1][2] The song begins with Ruess singing with faint vocals, as he confronts a potential suicide.

[1] Ruess's quiet vocals are eventually reinforced by a large chorus and band member Jack Antonoff's guitar-playing.

[3] The narrator takes refuge in a bar alongside his friends, who begin to contemplate the mortality of the people close to them.

[1] Antonoff delivers a short, 20-second "Slash-type wailing" guitar solo, which appears over two and a half minutes into the song.