"Entrance of the Conflagration" is about Andrea Yates's murder of her five children, "Unrepentant" is about Nazir Ahmad's murder of his three daughters and stepdaughter, "Contempt Breeds Contamination" is about the death of Amadou Diallo, and "And Sadness Will Sear" is based upon the murder of Matthew Shepard.
Лирические темы на альбоме затрагивают ряд резонансных убийств в США: «Entrance of the Conflagration» про убийство пятерых детей Andrea Yates'а, «Unrepentant» про убийство трех дочерей и падчерицы Nazir Ahmad'а , «Contempt Breeds Contamination» про гибель Amadou Diallo, а лирика «And Sadness Will Sear» основана на убийстве Matthew Shepard'а.