"Cult" critically addresses themes such as hypocrisy, moral blindness, and lack of personal responsibility. Through its lyrics, it calls for not ignoring conscience and values and highlights the fragility of building a solid foundation without facing problems.
The narrator challenges someone's self-evaluation capacity and raises the question of whether they are proud of the person they see reflected in the mirror. At the same time, it highlights the hypocrisy of those who criticize the narrator's nonconformity, asking them why they don't practice what they preach.