“Pa’no kung masaktan? Pa’no kung hindi na? Pa’no kung matapos?”
Filipino band Singco Mano releases an emotional track with new single “Ulan,” distributed by AltG Records. The track talks about the painful weight of broken promises and the heartbreaking battle between what the eyes see and what the heart knows.
“Ulan” (which translates to “rain”) is a personal track from the band. The song, with music and lyrics by band members Paul Santana (lead vocals), Gello Roque (lead guitar), David Legaspi (keys), Nate Mendoza (bass), and Ernest Suing (drums), was written as a confrontation with their deep-seated fear of hurt.
The band described the essence of the song as addressing a specific kind of “sharp loss – one that cuts deepest when people are being mourned while they are still physically alive, yet tragically out of emotional reach.”
“It is based on a profound, personal loss,” said Singco Mano’s lead vocalist Paul Santana. “This was a loss I grew so attached to, one I never fully learned how to live without. It was precisely from experiencing that kind of severance that I discovered my ultimate, biggest fear: the very real fear of losing.”
The production, handled by Singco Mano, features the meticulous work of Jessie Ocampo (recording engineer and drummer of the band Nior) and Yoosol Park (mixing and mastering engineer).
The Power of Two Words: “Pa’no Kung”
The song is perfectly summarized in the phrase the band considers their favorite: “pa’no kung” (what if).
“Who could have ever thought that words this simple could so perfectly illustrate the complex, weary state of a heart?” David Legaspi, keyboardist, shared. “For us, every single syllable sings our profound restlessness and tangled thoughts.”
Singco Mano hopes the listeners “confront, relive, and ultimately part ways with the fear of loss. We want listeners to realize that this specific fear is not a burden worth carrying. Instead, they should only leave genuine lessons and happiness that came before the storm arrived.”
“Ulan” by Singco Mano is now available on major streaming platforms under AltG Records. For updates on your favorite Kapuso singers, visit www.gmanetwork.com.
