▁recording ▁" The ▁Root ", ▁stating ▁" It ▁was ▁kind a ▁th era pe ut ic ▁for ▁me ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁song . ▁It ▁kind a ▁help ▁me ▁get ▁over , ▁because ▁I ' m ▁so ▁path etic ▁in ▁the ▁song . ▁You ▁know ▁what ▁I ▁mean ? ▁That ' s ▁what ▁' The ▁Root ' ▁is . ▁She ▁got ▁it ▁on ▁me . ▁And ▁I ' m ▁just ▁f uck ed ▁up . ▁It ▁was ▁good ▁for ▁me ▁to ▁get ▁over ▁that . ▁It ▁was ▁hard ▁for ▁me ▁sometimes ▁to ▁do ▁that ▁song . ▁To ▁record ▁it , ▁because ▁when ▁doing ▁it ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁put ▁myself ▁in ▁that ▁mode ▁you ▁know ". ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Music ▁critic ▁Neil ▁Dr um ming ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁City ▁P aper ▁called ▁" The ▁Root " ▁catch y ▁and ▁se xy . ▁The ▁Caval ier ▁Daily ▁writer ▁John ▁By land er ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁has ▁" an ▁amaz ing ▁bas eline ▁and ▁ch orus ". ▁One ▁writer ▁interpreted ▁the ▁song ' s ▁theme ▁as ▁" some ▁ven ge ful ▁woman ▁done ▁worked ▁a ▁root ▁on ▁him ". ▁N ME ▁compared ▁the ▁lyr ics , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁line ▁" My ▁blood ▁is ▁cold / And ▁I ▁can ' t ▁feel ▁my ▁legs ", ▁to ▁the ▁" we ird ▁possession ▁stuff " ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁vo od oo ▁concept . ▁Music ▁writer ▁Steph anie ▁Zach are k ▁of ▁Sal on ▁stated ▁that ▁D ' Ang elo ▁" t akes ▁pleasure ▁in ▁his