The mood was often idyllic, often melancholy. It was, even more than "Winter", a poem of deep solitude, melancholy and despair. The overriding mood is one of adolescent melancholy. The prevailing tone was one of melancholy and nostalgia. Taraborrelli called it a "melancholy and beautifully executed ballad". Generally, the music tends to evoke a feeling of solitude, melancholy, confinement, and isolation. However, Sims praised the final scene as emotive and "melancholy". This story has a strong sense of melancholy. Most of the lyrics on "Beating as One" deal with melancholy emotions. Democritus explained that he was attempting to discover the cause of madness and melancholy. Helmholtz once described F minor as harrowing and melancholy. Traditional Ukrainian music is easily recognized by its somewhat melancholy tone. Pompadour was an indispensable comfort to Louis who was prone to melancholy and boredom. Lyrically, it has a theme of being one of the Monkees' most melancholy albums. Democritus had with him a book on madness and melancholy.