0 8 ▁be ats ▁per ▁minute . ▁Lor de ' s ▁vocals ▁span ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁F 3 ▁to ▁D 5 ▁and ▁its ▁ch ord ▁pro gression ▁follows ▁a ▁basic ▁sequence ▁of ▁C m – G m – B . ▁It ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁mid - tem po ▁R & B ▁and ▁synth - pop ▁song ▁with ▁vocal ▁sound ▁effects , ▁a ▁me and ering , ▁per cuss ive ▁beat , ▁a ▁st acc ato ▁hook , ▁electronic ▁fl our ishes , ▁rolling , ▁sharp ▁per cussion ▁and ▁w oo zy ▁synth s . ▁Andrew ▁Dor sett ▁of ▁Pop Mat ters ▁noted ▁how ▁the ▁song ' s ▁" hip - h op ▁and ▁R & B - in sp ired ▁be ats " ▁come ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁texture ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁" g oth ic ▁grande ur ." ▁The ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁editor ▁Greg ▁Kot ▁described ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁" st ead y , ▁with ▁head - n od ding ▁hip - h op ▁be ats ▁and ▁a ▁hint ▁of ▁optim ism " ▁in ▁its ▁lyr ics . ▁ ▁Several ▁publications ▁interpreted ▁the ▁lines ▁" M ight ▁get ▁your ▁friend ▁to ▁drive , ▁but ▁he ▁can ▁hardly ▁see ▁/ ▁we ’ ll ▁end ▁up ▁painted ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁in ▁red ▁and ▁chrome , ▁all ▁the ▁broken ▁glass ▁spark ling ," ▁as ▁an ▁imag ery ▁describing ▁a ▁car ▁crash ▁involving ▁Lor de ▁and ▁her ▁new ▁cr ush . ▁The ▁Guardian ▁compared ▁the ▁car ▁crash ▁scenario ▁to ▁The ▁Smith s ▁song ▁" There