Burl, have a much darker sense of humor (focusing primarily on the bleak aspects of society and people) than any of their other albums.

According to an interview with Michael Gerald, The song "The Puppy" is based on real-life events.

The song is about a biker gang in Madison called "Satan's Dragons", none of whom actually owned a bike, who ended up murdering one of their initiates, or "puppies".

The man ended up making some rude comments about the gang leader's wife and was found naked and mutilated in a field with his penis shoved in his mouth.

Michael Gerald is quoted as saying "I naturally imagined them being the type who would set a dog's balls on fire".