It notably features steel drum phrases and water-drip sound effects to reinforce its "underwater" theme.

The song was originally two separate musical ideas—one instrumental and one with a garage-style rhythm—that Ritchie later "glued" together after realizing the potential of the steel drum chords. Lyrical Themes and Inspiration

The song explores a state of mind where dream and reality are blurred.

The track is described as a precise exercise in tension and release . It often moves from sparse, minimalistic melodies into an "immersive swarm" of layered synths and vocals.

Ritchie utilizes pitch-shifting, vocal doubling, and heavy synths to create a "dark and minimalistic" landscape that critics compare to the work of James Blake and Jamie xx .