"Running" found its genesis during Rose's writing retreat in Crestline, where a stroll around Lake Gregory sparked the poignant line, "my feet have wandered off without me." As a Brit adjusting to life in America, she grappled with feelings of displacement and alienation, symbolized by the metaphor of feet straying from their path. The song delves into the complexities of leaving one's homeland, the sense of loss and longing for a part of oneself left behind, and the uncertain journey of rediscovery and recognition.