The album lyrics were written by the disc jockey Zoran Modli.

Most of the album lyrics were inspired by past experiences in his life and some by his children.

The Elektra Records gatefold contains the album lyrics with a photo of the "house on the hill" in the background.

The album lyrics also focus on the "bio-genetic studies on the evolution of despair" and outline opposition to the instant gratification of consumer culture.

Many of the album lyrics refer to the events of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The album lyrics are mostly about love and obstacles in life.

The album lyrics were all written by Andrew Eldritch, who said his writing "owes more to collage editing in film".

The album lyrics contain several references to political demonstrations, terrorism and suicide bombers.

The band posted full album lyrics on their MySpace blog on September 11, 2008.

Drawing inspiration from this tale, Lacroix composed the entire album lyrics.