Zak Abel explained the meaning of the song during an interview for RWD Magazine:
I made this tune with an old friend called Sam Knowles aka Karma Kid in his bedroom. We had a proper laugh making this. It was a real fun collaboration. He would play in some guitar, I would play in keyboards, then we...
[Verse 1]
Ever felt like going somewhere else?
Away from all this chaos
I've been questioning my mental health
Praying for my day-off
[Pre-Chorus]
I give it all but it's never enough
I hold on but the day's never done
Let me go, yeah
Cause I can't go on
[Chorus]
Running from myself, running from myself
Running from myself, running from myself
Running from myself, running from myself
[Verse 2]
Ever felt you're going nowhere fast?
Tripping over nothing
Every time I try to change my past
I go falling down the river up the blue again
[Pre-Chorus]
I give it all but it's never enough
I hold on but the day's never done
Let me go, yeah
Cause I can't go on
[Chorus]
Running from myself, running from myself
Running from myself, running from myself
Running from myself, running from myself
[Bridge]
Let me go, let me go, yeah
Can't go on
Can't keep running, can't keep running
Can't keep running, can't keep running
Can't keep running, can't keep running
[Chorus]
Running from myself, running from myself
Running from myself, running from myself
Running From Myself was produced by Joker (UK) & Karma Kid.
Zak Abel released Running From Myself on Fri Aug 28 2015.