▁Ned ▁R ag get t ▁called ▁the ▁song ▁" reflect ive ," ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁provides ▁" as ▁w ry ▁but ▁heart f elt ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁her ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁eye ▁as ▁any ." ▁ ▁P itch f ork ▁critic ▁Mark ▁Masters ▁calls ▁it ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁O no ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁more ▁conventional ▁song ▁than ▁she ▁has ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁and ▁describes ▁it ▁as ▁" gl am my ▁ball ad ry ." ▁ ▁Masters ▁describes ▁her ▁singing ▁as ▁" som ber " ▁and ▁notes ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁L enn on ' s ▁" slow ▁piano ▁ch ords ." ▁ ▁Ur ish ▁& ▁B iel en ▁pra ise ▁L enn on ' s ▁piano ▁work , ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁" ev oc ative ▁f aux ▁classical ▁piano ▁playing ." ▁ ▁Sp ill ▁Magazine ▁critic ▁A aron ▁Bad g ley ▁stated ▁that ▁" M rs . ▁L enn on " ▁is ▁" proof ▁that ▁O no ▁can ▁write , ▁and ▁produce ▁standard ▁pop ▁ball ads , ▁but ▁even ▁then , ▁she ▁throws ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁curves ▁which ▁makes ▁the ▁song ▁that ▁more ▁interesting ▁and ▁enjoy able ." ▁ ▁L enn on ▁bi ograph er ▁Geoff rey ▁Giul iano ▁described ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁" ha un ting ." ▁ ▁L enn on ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁" stra ight " ▁track ▁than ▁her ▁previous ▁work , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁shows ▁off ▁" her ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁side ." ▁ ▁Alex ▁Ch il ton ▁used ▁the ▁song ' s ▁sad