The song tells the story of two young lovers unsuccessfully attempting to hide from the armed father of one of the pair.
It did not find commercial success upon release, but attracted attention twelve years later from users on TikTok.
The finished version, 45 seconds after the guitar introduces the song,[1] narrates the story of a young person hiding in their hayloft with their lover.
"Hayloft" did not break into wide circulation upon release in O My Heart – while it received some radio play, it did not make an impression on wider audiences then and there.
[1] However, in 2020, the song became a larger success, primarily due to attention on TikTok, a social media platform.