Album
Release Date
October 26, 2020
Genre
Label
Composers / Lyricists
Liz Lokre, Ryan Ashley, MNEK, ARMADILLO, Chaeyoung
Participating Members
About the Song
《HANDLE IT》 is an emotionally restrained yet deeply vulnerable track by TWICE that explores the quiet collapse that follows unresolved longing and emotional distance. Released in 2020 as part of the group’s full-length album Eyes wide open under JYP Entertainment, the song trades explosive drama for subtle tension, allowing pain to surface through stillness rather than confrontation. Written by Chaeyoung of TWICE and composed by Liz Lokre, Ryan Ashley, MNEK, and ARMADILLO, 《HANDLE IT》 captures the feeling of being emotionally overwhelmed while choosing to wait, holding onto hope even as words fail, distance grows, and love becomes something you endure rather than escape.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
gu-di ae-sseo cham-un nun-mul-i heul-reo
gwan-chan-eul geo-ra mal-hae-jwo
Tears I barely held back start to fall
Please tell me it’s going to be okay
ne-ga BO-GO SIP-EO
geu man-eun i-yu byeon-myeong da SO-YONG-eop-dan geol
neon deo jal al-ja-na
I miss you
All those excuses and reasons are useless
You know me better than that
dol-a-gal gil-eul na-neun i-jeot-eo i-jen cha-jeul su-do eop-seo
ain’t got no better way better way better way
I’ve forgotten the way back, I can’t find it anymore
Ain’t got no better way, better way, better way
yeo-gi is-seul-ge neo dol-a-o-ge doel geo-ya
oh i can’t HANDLE IT deo meo-reo-ji-ji ma nae-ge-seo
I’ll stay here, you’ll come back to me
Oh, I can’t handle it, don’t go further away from me
we shouldn’t call it quits
cause i can’t handle it
ja-guk-i nam-a-seo deo jit-eo bo-yeo
bul-i kkeo-jil su-ga eop-ge ne HEUN-JEOK-deul-i
yeo-gi-jeo-gi nam-a-it-ja-na ta-deul-eo ga ta-deul-eo ga
They leave marks and look even messier
I can’t turn off the traces of you
They’re left here and there, scattered everywhere
ja-kku BEON-JYEO-man ga
keo-jyeo beo-ryeot-eo nae mam-sok-e bi-u-neun beop-do mol-ra
It keeps spreading
I don’t know how to empty my heart that’s grown so big
ain’t got no better way better way better way
Ain’t got no better way, better way, better way
a-mu mal-do deul-ri-ji an-a
yeo-gi is-seul-ge neo dol-a-o-ge doel geo-ya
oh i can’t handle it deo meo-reo-ji-ji ma nae-ge-seo
I don’t hear anything
I’ll stay here, you’ll come back to me
Oh, I can’t handle it, don’t go further away from me
we shouldn’t call it quits
cause i can’t handle it
cause i can’t handle it
The lyrics express the pain of being unable to let go of someone, even when everything feels dried out and broken. They capture the sense of helpless longing that comes from waiting in place, believing the other person will return. The repeated confession shows emotional overload, where distance becomes unbearable and giving up feels impossible. At its core, the song is about clinging to connection through endurance, refusing to walk away despite the hurt.
