This song is about crazily being loyal to someone, directed toward someone you cannot stop caring about, even if there are a lot of incompatibilities. The lyrics convey a mixture of desperation and reluctance to let go, thus repeating the word “Paumanhin/Sorry”.

“Paumanhin” could be considered a love song for people who aren’t able to move on, for someone who can never forget – but this song has more than one meaning. On the other hand, it can also refer to its art form capturing chaos and beauty of one’s loyalty, which relates to the history of Philippine 2022 elections that will happen this May 2022. It’s about the reality where some loyalists can irrationally defend their chosen color, fight for the future, bravely stand for their opinion, sometimes sacrifice even important relationships for their principles and spread misinformation. This explains the painting on its cover art.