I don’t like talking about what our songs mean specifically cause I believe it means something different to everyone who hears it, and I don’t want to mess with that. That being said, sometimes I feel like I should clarify some lines. The song is basically one big question, asked by me to me. I was...
[Verse 1]
Are you here because you need it?
Are you here because you wanna?
Are you doing what you can or are you doing what you gotta?
Are you running for some meaning, are you running for a comma?
Are you trying for a reason, are you trying cause you oughta?
[Chorus]
'Cause I don't know why
I don't wanna try when everything is on the line, no relief in sight
'Cause if all that matters is how I turn out in the end
Then I got all this time to spend
[Verse 2]
Every day's a rental, so I'll be changing tempo
(Are you running, running?)
Hoping that the better part of me will make itself known
(Are you running, running, running?)
Breaking in, out, down, and through
(Are you running, running, running?)
Scared of what someone like me might do
[Chorus]
'Cause I don't know why
I don't wanna try when everything is on the line, no relief in sight
'Cause if all that matters is how I turn out in the end
Then I got all this time to spend
(Are you running, are you running?)
(Are you running, are you running?)
[Verse 3]
Are you here because you need it?
Are you here because you wanna?
Doing what you can or are you doing what you gotta?
Trying for a reason, are you trying cause you oughta?
Running for some meaning, are you running for a comma?
[Chorus]
'Cause I don't know why
I don't wanna try when everything is on the line, no relief in sight
'Cause if all that matters is how I turn out in the end
Then I got all this time to spend
Running was written by Nolan Thomas Bassett & Carson Hardy Bassett & Aidan Patrick Andrews.
Running was produced by Steve Bays.
daysormay released Running on Fri Aug 14 2020.
I wrote the first verse by yelling into a pile of hoodies in my closet.