Saan? Lyrics

Saan? by Maki

Information List

• Track: 2 on Tanong
• Producer: Nhiko Sabiniano
• Release Date: March 31, 2023
• Label: Tarsier Records
• Mastering Engineer: Moophs
• Featured: Wish 107.5 Bus, Rapper Live Jam, NET25 Letters

Annotations and Meaning The song Saan? is an expression of pain and confusion brought about by separation. The artist looks back on the past relationship and the remaining feelings. The recurring question "Saan?" indicates the search for understanding and closure. It maintains a tone of longing with an inability to move on.

Analysis

In "Saan?," Maki grapples with themes of heartbreak and a search for closure after a relationship ends. The song opens with him outlining all the confusion and hurt that could come from an alteration of relation dynamics, questioning the sincerity of affections passed before. The artist further describes these haunting memories, still left unresolved, with imagery that sets a dramatic picture. The pre-chorus just reveals that continuous longing and hope of a possible meeting, again insinuating the profound emotional impact that the separation has caused. The chorus spells out specific places, including QC, UP, and BGC, amongst other vital localities in the Philippines, insinuating how broad the search for the love lost has been. In the second verse, Maki reflects on plans and dreams shared with that former partner: all those plans are now cut in half and replaced with the new reality of their ex being in a relationship with someone new. These lines bring forth immense hurt on seeing the realization of those plans with somebody else and the self-interrogation to do with it. It has a sad outro about getting back together and probably ending things at places like Antipolo Museum, MOA, Maginhawa. This underscores the central theme of looking for answers, adding hope that maybe lost love will return. In summary, Saan? embodies everything about heartbreak, the urge to have answers, and to find peace. The use of specific places infuses it with a certain human touch such that the emotional journey becomes realistic and based on a true occurrence.