[5] Album opener and lead single "Typical Story" is a rap rock song[6] with lyrics telling a "wildly improbable tale", and what NPR's Robin Hilton described as a "ridiculously catchy group chorus".

[2] The song "You & the Cockroach" is in a slam poetry style,[3] and contains lyrics humorously covering the topics of religion, government,[8] and then-president Donald Trump's interactions with North Korea.

[6] "Sorry, My Dear" contains lyrics referencing suicide, and uses "robotic vocal manipulation" alongside explosive passages of drums and guitars, in what Kornhaber calls "an inversion of the suffering-worship behind '90s and 2000s nu metal".

[15] In a positive review, NME's Will Lavin praised the album's relatability and humor and Johnson's "addictive persona", comparing the sonic textures and personality of the record to Macklemore and Chance the Rapper, while criticizing moments he felt were too left-field and poorly arranged on "Ode to Justin Bieber" and "Sorry, My Dear".

[6] In a mixed review, AllMusic's Timothy Monger said that despite there being an "odd sweetness to [Johnson's] rants", the album is "a kitchen sink of unfocused ideas" which "nervously pings in too many directions to really make an impact.