"Karma" follows a series of singles shared in 2023, including Aalegra's collaboration with Charlotte Day Wilson on "Forever". The song was produced by Josh Grant and co-written with Joel Compass, landing as a meditation about a connection that Aalegra shared with a muse over the span of several years.

Ahead of the release, Aalegra shared a teaser about what she regards as a "karmic connection", chronicling the details of its inescapable pull, the sixteen lives they shared together that she learned from a karmic healer and the betrayal that’s led to the end of their bond in this lifetime. The track is said to mark a new creative chapter for the artist, particularly one in which she seeks out a new understanding of herself.