"Trouble in Paradise" is a pop song about the fashion industry with "general themes applied to the world at large".

"[4][6] In a press release, he said the music has "a sense of sophistication and an animalistic instinct", noting, "After the opera world and natural aging, I can now sing at the full power of my abilities, and this record really shows that off.

"[5][7] Wainwright also shared a song synopsis in a post for his website about the upcoming album: Drum beats herald a romp through the inner mind of a bob-haired fashion doyenne on her drive from the town to the country.

The music, a nod to solid pop rock production of previous classic LA era's motors the listener on with both a sense of sophistication and an animalistic instinct.

"[4] Attitude magazine said the song "taps into 2019's tense zeitgeist as Wainwright muses on the fronts we all create for ourselves",[9] and The Times said it has "soaring harmonies and woozy romanticism".