The song was conceived as an extensive series of high-speed double bass drum exercises by Vinnie Paul, and then guitarist Dimebag Darrell added riffs and a solo based on his first whammy pedal, the Digitech Whammy.
ðə sˈɔŋ wʌz kənsˈiːvd æz ɐn ɛkstˈɛnsɪv sˈɪɹiz ʌv hˈaɪspˈiːd dˈʌbəl bˈeɪs dɹˈʌm ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz baɪ vˈɪni pˈɔːl, ænd ðˈɛn ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪst dˈaɪmbæɡ dˈæɹəl ˈædᵻd ɹˈɪfs ænd ɐ sˈoʊloʊ bˈeɪst ˌɔn hɪz fˈɜːst wˈæmi pˈɛdəl, ðə dˈɪdʒaɪtˌɛk wˈæmi.