[9] Screaming vocalist John Ritter states that "Cold Hearts" "challenges the 'superior' demeanor society uses to judge its youth", opposing the aversion that young ambitious people face.

[5] In a later interview, he told New Noise Magazine that "Damage" is about realizing that one is in a bad romantic partnership, and that "it investigates the thought process during these moments of clarity, and the determination to separate [one's self] from it".

[16][17] Comparing the ensemble to both We Came as Romans and Fall Out Boy, Nicholas Fike of FlippenMusic stated that the band was "able to take the best of both worlds [nu-metal and mainstream rock] and combine it with a touch of their own".

"[19] New Noise Magazine stated that the work "mixes Michael Swank's electrifying voice and John Ritter's crushing screams for a wicked sophomore release".

[20] Shae Beaudoin of Remember MEdia describes the tunes as touching "on broken trust, feeling lost, and letting go of negative people in your life, realizing you're strong enough to move on.