[8] El álbum estuvo escrito en el sótano de Joey Sturgis' por guitarrista Austin Doré y vocalista Michael Swank.
Swank declaró que el álbum centró fuertemente en relaciones con otras personas, y que el título "goes out to today's youth" y "follows the ups and downs of growing up in this day and age, trying to become comfortable in one's own skin".
[18][19] Comparando el ensemble a ambos We Came as Romans y Fall Out Boy, Nicholas Fike de FlippenMusic declaró que la banda era "able to take the best of both worlds [nu-metal and mainstream rock] and combine it with a touch of their own".
[20] Matthew Powers de CaliberTV dijo "When Michael Swank sings the sound is more upbeat, and top 40-worthy than it’s ever been", yendo en aquel "When John Ritter unleashes his aggressive roars the sound takes on a spirited blend of nu-metal and hardcore" y que "When they work together they are nearly a more competent vocal duo than their long-established peers.
[22] Shae Beaudoin Remember MEdia describe las tonadas como tocando "on broken trust, feeling lost, and letting go of negative people in your life, realizing you’re strong enough to move on".