As indicated by several fans, Kendrick might question the official narrative of “the powers that be” when it comes to how they handled the emergency that was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken place during the latter half of the artist’s five-year hiatus from music.

To what extent is uncertain, but the inconsistencies and the ever-evolving stances from government bodies and health administrations regarding what the best ways to contrast the pandemic were, as the global situation kept developing and new information was kept being gathered, left many confused and, in some cases, even in disbelief of institutions.

Mask effectiveness (such as the N95 mask itself), the virus' origin, lockdown implementations and vaccine safety were all hotly-contested topics in the political sphere at the peak of the pandemic and provided many, including Kendrick, with plenty to ponder about throughout that period of time.

Later in the album, Kendrick addresses how catching COVID provided him with more food for thought on the song “Savior:”

Seen a Christian say the vaccine mark of the beast
Then he caught COVID and prayed to Pfizer for relief
Then I caught COVID and started to question Kyrie
Will I stay organic or hurt in this bed for two weeks? (You really wanna know?)

Baby Keem echoes the same thought as Kendrick did earlier on the album, on “Worldwide Steppers,” he shared how asking God for divine assistance to become his messenger led to quenching a two year-long period of drought of creative inspiration.

Writer’s block for two years, nothin' moved me
Asked God to speak through me, that’s what you hear now
The voice of yours truly

Kendrick previously anointed himself as a prophet on the Grammy award-winning collaboration “family ties” with his cousin Baby Keem.

I’m not a trending topic, I’m a prophet

The album carries a loose narrative of each track being therapy sessions, as denoted by the intro track to Disc 2: Mr. Morale, “Count Me Out”:

Session 10, breakthrough