[9] Kat Bein of Billboard deemed the song "an upbeat, pop punk sing-along full of tweenage agony", with "a Yungblud's tight-throat emo pitch [which] takes the lion's share of the feature, while Blackbear comes in with his smoky-lung R&B style for the second verse".

[11] Writing for NME, Elizabeth Aubrey described the track "a skulking, angsty pop song, which carries a message of unity and empowerment in the face of poor mental health".

[12] Matthew Meadow of Your EDM wrote that the song fits sonically in with many Marshmello previous pop collaborations, such as "Project Dreams" and "Friends".

According to him, the two vocalists "both offer an emotional core to the song", giving an arrangement "definitely geared toward radio play with a typical verse/chorus construction, as opposed to the big, pyro-worthy moments at festivals".

Then, he commented the composition, writing that "Blackbear's verses add a hip-hop element, and the chorus sections are sung in a catchy and memorable manner by up-and-comer Yungblud".

[8] Shot in Los Angeles,[18] it takes place in a dystopian world in which kids are silenced by militarized adults,[10] and where freedom of speech is threatened.

When the young rebel is captured and neutralized by the Silencers, she is finally rescued by Blackbear and taken to a complex led by Marshmello where the uprising really begins.