Major System Error

The song title was inspired by something that the wife of Knowing What You Know Now producer Larry Hibbert said. Guitarist Sam McIntyre explained to Kerrang: "We were writing with Larry when his wife texted him. She works in banking and she said something along the lines of 'I can see a major system error,' and something about that phrase stuck with me."

Guitarist Jack Bottomley and vocalist Becca MacIntyre see this song with different perspectives. Jack thinks it's about the state of the world, where as Becca sees it as a song about failing relationships. The Marmozets singer explained her interpretation to Kerrang: "There's always someone in your life who isn't doing too well and not doing anything to help themselves but there's only so much you can do for them. When you see a major issue, you get frustrated inside, like 'C'mon!' And this is almost like having a bit of a shout out at somebody. When that kind of thing happens, sometimes you just have to break the relationship up completely because it's not going to be any good for you."