Describing the writing process, Alexander explained that "The song is about self preservation and wanting to hide from disaster.

At the time I wrote it I was feeling very depressed so it was a bit more introspective than the other songs.

I wrote it to be kind of a personal torch song".

It shows frontman Olly Alexander musing the remains of a post-apocalyptic society.

[2] It was shot on the outskirts of Bulgaria's capital, Sofia.