Brooke Marine of "W" magazine considered Jackson's lyrics to be a message of women's empowerment given the singer's vocal support of the Me Too movement at the 2018 "Billboard" Music Awards. She stated: "When Jackson sings, 'Don't stop, 'cause I break those ceilings,' she is perhaps referring to the obstacles that women face in the music industry and beyond." In Jackson's own words, "At long last, women have made it clear that we will no longer be controlled, manipulated, or abused" and Marine argued that "it is not out of the realm of possibility that she was inspired to incorporate that message into her latest single." Althea Legaspi of "Rolling Stone" stated that the "uplifting" message of the song "advocates for enjoying and embracing the present" with lyrics "Living for the moment/ Don't stop/ Celebrate the feeling/ Go up." Alex Robert Ross of "Vice"'s Noisey remarked that the song's positivity "could soundtrack a blockbuster movie about the UN holding a dance-off for world peace." In an interview with iHeartRadio, Jackson stated: "It's love. It's being in the moment, being in the now. I think we think too much about the past or the future, and really enjoying the space that you're in at that moment. [It's] all about love. Love through beats, through rhythm, through music. It's a gift from God; music and love."