tˈɔːkɪŋ tə tˈɛɹi ɡɹˈoʊs ˌɔn fɹˈɛʃ ˈɛɹ ɐbˌaʊt sˈɔŋɹaɪɾɪŋ, dˈaɪ nˈɪzɪˌoʊ sˈɛd: "aɪv nˈɛvɚ ɹˈiəli bˌɪn ˌɪntʊ wˈɜːdpleɪ ɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ klˈɛvɚ lˈɪɹɪkli fɚðə sˈeɪk ʌv bˌiːɪŋ klˈɛvɚ.
Talking to Terry Gross on Fresh Air about songwriting, DiNizio said: "I've never really been into wordplay or being clever lyrically for the sake of being clever.