ðə sˈɔŋ ɛɡzˈɛmplᵻfˌaɪz "sˈɪnθpˈɑːps spˈeɪstˈaʊt lˈoʊnlinəs" ænd jˈɜːnɪŋ fɔːɹ ɪmˈædʒɪnd, ˈæbsənt lˈʌvɚz, ænd ɪz nˈoʊɾᵻd fɔːɹ ɪts wˈɔːl ʌv sˈaʊndstˈaɪld lˈeɪɚɹ ʌv sˈɪnθəsˌaɪzɚ pˈædɪŋ ˈeɪ "mˈʌltaɪlˈeɪɚd, hɪpnˈɑːɾɪk sˈɔŋ", ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ˈɔːl mjˈuːzɪk.
The song exemplifies "synth-pop's spaced-out loneliness" and yearning for imagined, absent lovers, and is noted for its Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding – a "multi-layered, hypnotic song", according to AllMusic.