“decode” is the thirteenth and final track on Sabrina Carpenter’s fifth album, emails i can’t send. The song touches on Carpenter’s inability to accept situations that are out her control. Being hard on herself and blaming herself for the entirety of the situation. This song is a reminder to herself to accept whatever happens in her life as it is. “You are past the point of asking questions and asking Whys and asking Hows. It just is what it is.” Carpenter says in an interview with Rolling Stone.