‘I must apologise’ was originally released as a single October 6th 2021, nine days before Pantheress' first studio album ‘to hell with it’ released, on which the song features.
On December 25th, 2022, a ‘demo’ version of the song leaked, featuring different mixing and a different second verse.
[Verse 1]
I never wanted to cast doubt in your mind
I'm not acting the way I think you'd like
We went for dinner and now you're acting paranoid
If only you knew the way I felt inside on that night
[Refrain]
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
[Verse 2]
While I was speaking, you would talk instead
I was so good then, at acting like I cared
I let you do it, now I'm by myself again
Knew it was coming but I wasn't prepared, in the head
[Pre-Chorus]
If I could, I would make amends
Today, I wrote a list of them
The way it starts, the way it ends
I signed my name in marker pen (Yeah)
[Chorus]
I must apologise
Before I end thе night
[Post-Chorus]
It's not a game, I want to change
Thesе days it doesn't feel the same
The way it did some years before
I've lost so much, I'll lose some more
[Verse 3]
I'm not able
To tell you what you need, it's a shame 'cause
They say I should be honest more, one day, I'm sure
I'll figure out the reason I was telling lies for
[Refrain]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh (I must apologise)
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh (Before I end the night)
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
I Must Apologise (V2) was written by PinkPantheress & Crystal Waters & Neal Conway & Oscar Scheller.
I Must Apologise (V2) was produced by PinkPantheress & Oscar Scheller.
PinkPantheress released I Must Apologise (V2) on Sun Dec 25 2022.