When asked about the album, Sarah says, “I think a huge theme of this album is ‘Who do you become when you need to escape?’ and ‘Where do you go when you don’t really want to exist in the real world anymore?’ The first half of this album is about that imagined world.” Sarah builds us a world full of possibilities through her music. It feels like a safe haven from the battering storms of the world. As much as the album is a place of refuge for her listeners, it also seems to be a cathartic spot for the writer’s woes. She says, “I feel like it’s a testament to music as a form of expression that is very necessary as a way to move through grief.” She lets her music, “carve out a space through sound,” that can be rested on to reflect when going through such emotional times. 
 
She speaks about how she treasures platonic love and finds sometimes it even stings more than romantic love when lost. She states, “There is no social understanding of how to move through the loss of a friendship. You understand how to go through heartbreak. There are so many portrayals in the media of how to deal with heartbreak, but I never understood that with friendship.” Sarah definitely sets a precedent for this in her own right. In “Starling”, the lyrics are “We could never be those girls again/ If we tried, put your hand and swear/ We'll be fine if we're still here at 45/ If you don't marry someone, then neither will I/ Say you'll be mine.” That sad nostalgia of old and once fierce friendships permeates the album and gives it its wistful tone.