▁nature ▁of ▁its ▁completion , ▁co - produ cer ▁Alex ▁K res ov ich ▁stated ▁that , ▁“ I ▁didn ’ t ▁get ▁the ▁parts ▁I ▁needed ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁until ▁ 2 : 3 0 ▁a . m . ▁With ▁it ▁due ▁in ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁hours , ▁I ▁was ▁really ▁swe ating ▁bul lets ▁and ▁just ▁trying ▁to ▁stay ▁aw ake . ▁We ▁worked ▁until ▁ 4 : 3 0 ▁a . m . ▁and ▁got ▁everything ▁done ▁and ▁turned ▁in ▁for ▁mixing ▁just ▁in ▁time .” ▁ ▁The ▁lyr ical ▁concepts ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁came ▁together ▁during ▁a ▁writing ▁session ▁when ▁U rie ▁got ▁" bl itz ed ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁mind " ▁and ▁was ▁" ver bal ▁vom it ( ing )" ▁about ▁" Car l ▁S agan , ▁the ▁mult iverse , ▁and ▁inter - dimensional ▁travel ." ▁ ▁Un be known st ▁to ▁U rie , ▁song writing ▁partner ▁Sam ▁Holland er ▁was ▁writing ▁down ▁everything ▁he ▁was ▁saying ▁and ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁idea ▁days ▁later . ▁▁ ▁In ▁numerous ▁inter views , ▁Br end on ▁U rie ▁c ited ▁" K ing ▁of ▁the ▁Cloud s " ▁as ▁his ▁favorite ▁song ▁on ▁P ray ▁for ▁the ▁W icked ▁and ▁the ▁one ▁he ▁is ▁" most ▁excited ▁to ▁perform ▁live ." ▁▁ ▁U rie ▁has ▁described ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁" very ▁Boh em ian - es que ," ▁not ing ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁" B oh em ian ▁R haps ody