While bipolar is a direct cognate, its colloquial use in this song is what makes it so interesting for a learner. Peso Pluma isn't making a clinical diagnosis, but rather using the word to express intense, conflicting emotions about a relationship.
He sings, "A veces no me entiendo, soy bipolar" (Sometimes I don't understand myself, I'm bipolar), capturing the emotional whiplash of going from wanting his ex back to deciding he's better off alone. It's a powerful, modern, and memorable way to describe the rollercoaster of a difficult breakup.
Ever tried to forget someone but found yourself calling them late at night? That's exactly where this song starts. Peso Pluma admits, "Prometí que iba a olvidarte / Pero me fallé" (I promised I would forget you / But I failed myself). He's stuck in a loop, feeling weak and reaching out, even though he knows he shouldn't. It's a classic post-breakup struggle, where your heart says one thing and your head says another.
But then the mood completely flips. The singer declares, "A veces no me entiendo, soy bipolar" (Sometimes I don't understand myself, I'm bipolar), describing his wild emotional swings. One minute he's heartbroken, the next he's decided to focus on himself and his career, saying he'd rather "hacer dinero / Que malgastar mi tiempo con puros cuentos" (make money / than waste my time with pure stories). This back-and-forth between wanting love and wanting to be independent is what makes the song so relatable and gives it its name.
Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija was born in Zapopan, Jalisco in 1999, grew up in Guadalajara, and taught himself guitar at fifteen off YouTube tutorials. As Peso Pluma he sings corridos tumbados: Sinaloan sierreño guitars underneath, the cadence and swagger of hip hop on top. His voice is a thin nasal rasp nobody would call pretty, and in 2023 it made him the fifth most-streamed artist on Spotify worldwide.
He arrived through features, "El Belicón" with Raúl Vega and then "AMG" and "PRC" with Natanael Cano, before "Ella Baila Sola" with Eslabón Armado reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023, the first regional Mexican song ever inside that top 10. Génesis won Best Música Mexicana Album at the 2024 Grammys, and the 24-track double album Éxodo followed with Cardi B, Quavo and Rich the Kid along for the urbano half. He runs his own label, Double P Records, and closed 2025 with Dinastía, a joint album with his cousin Tito Double P that went straight to No. 1 on Top Latin Albums and filled 30 US arenas in 2026, Madison Square Garden included.