dˈeɪv tjˈæniːn fɹʌm mɪlwˈɔːkiː sˈɛntɪnəl dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪɾ æz "ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv ˈɪnɚ dˈaɪəlɑːɡ əvə mˈæn tˈɔːɹn bᵻtwˌiːn aɪdˈiəlɪzəm ænd sˈɪnɪsˌɪzəm, dˈʌn ɪn tɛmptˈeɪʃənz bˈæləd stˈaɪl."
Dave Tianene from Milwaukee Sentinel described it as "a sort of inner dialogue of a man torn between idealism and cynicism, done in Temptations ballad style."