: While Rodriguez provided the production and the chorus, Amber Mark’s vocals are front-and-center, providing the rhythmic, almost spoken-word delivery for the biting political verses.

: Empress Of has stated she chose a high-energy dance beat because "this energy isn't a ballad"—it’s meant to represent the movement of people in the streets.

: Rodriguez created the beat as a reaction to social complacency toward police violence, centered on the core hook: "You've got to feel to let it heal" .