The song grapples with "ancestry" and the fear of passing down "darkness and agony" to a child. It addresses the weight of family history, symbolized by the "cabinet" that families plead not to look into because it holds more bad than good.
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Lead singer Andy Hull described the song as a "prayer to God" that "popped out of bed at one in the morning". The narrative shifts through three primary lenses: The song grapples with "ancestry" and the fear