lyrically, corabi's influence pushed away from the band's usual themes of sex and rebellion. sixx enjoyed working with corabi on the lyrics, feeling corabi’s "normal" lyrics balanced out his own "demented" lyrics. songs such as "power to the music" and "droppin' like flies" were attempts at introspection and commentary on the state of the world, including then current events such as the 1992 los angeles riots, and the battle over music censorship. the song "uncle jack" was about corabi's uncle, a convicted child molester, and "misunderstood" was a song about people who were trying to deal with the fact that life had passed them by. some songs still had more familiar themes, including "smoke the sky," which was about marijuana use, and "poison apples", which was about the decadent rock 'n roll lifestyle that the band was famous for living.