Sum 41 – Handle This

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You said it once before
You don't do those things you used to anymore,
You say in doubt, we're fading out
Forgetting who we used to be.

[Chorus]
Cause I will bring you down,
I don't want to miss, I don't think you can handle this,
You've lost what you can't find, never what you had in mind.

You take it with a smile, it's so easy when you're always in denial,
Just in time, but out of line,
I can't make all the same mistakes you want me to.

[Chorus]

You're giving up, you know it's not what you need,
And it's true what your going through, try so hard not to listen to, everything I never say.

[Chorus]

I'm getting over, getting use to, and after all that I put you through, now I see,
I'm not the only one,
Never thought it would ever come to, this in fact was never what you wanted from me,
Or how you meant it to be

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Track duration: 03:37

"Handle This" as written by Vincent E. Brown, Keir Lamont Gist, Anthony Shawn Criss

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing, CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP

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    General Comment:In my opinion this song kind of has a sarcastic mood. The first verse the guy is talking about his ex and is saying that she thinks that she has changed and is all mature now and she doesn't need the guy anymore cuz she has matured. The refrain is the guy sarcasticly saying that he will bring her down but she can't handle the truth that she hasn't really matured and is just lying to herself. She lost what she can't find kind of
    Flagged sum41angelsandairwaveson March 29, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:your all dumbasses its about his friend doing drugs
    Flag kerrDaon May 06, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:i always thought it was about a relationship, where one of them has been lying about themselves and they cant do it anymore, and the other one is realising this and that they cant work out because they started based upon a lie...maybe..i duno, whatever
    Flag ninjamonkeyson April 12, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:i dont think u can really put a meaning to this song, it can be read in so many diff ways that one cant be called right or wrong
    Flag diddy_orron March 15, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:I think it is about a realtionship and one person saying saying I'm bad news .. stay away from me
    Flag Avada_Kedavra_hpon November 07, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:I've always thought it was about really hating someone and trying to attack them whenever possible "Cause I will bring you down", "I don't think you can handle this", "I can't make all the same mistakes you want me to", only to discover later on that you don't hate them as much as you thought you did (the last 2 verses).
    Flag Regos the Saneon June 18, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:They always get two random girls to make out to this song in concery on stage.
    Flag -Mello-on June 13, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:Sum 41 joked it was about someone turning lesbian... they said in live in concert. "this is to all you lesbains" yet im guessing they were just kidding.. i dunno.. it kinda makes sense
    Flag socalsum41fanon May 19, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:I look at this song from a realtionship standpoint. He's in a relationship with a girl and he knows that he is hurting her and not good for her and shes trying her hardest to save it and to hang on but she's getting ready to give up. And it's like he's telling her he understands how she feels and knows she's right. That's just what it means to me.
    Flag cheerprincesson April 09, 2003   Link
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    General Comment:sumone said it sounded like the fallout of a relationship - ya know, things r goin down hill. i mean, it says 'uve lost wut u cant find, never wut u had in mind' thats like sayin the girl lost sumthin = the guy. and she never expected to. then theres that 'take it with a smile. its so easy when ur always in denial' line. its like shes okay with their relationship, cuz shes denying any problems they may have. and then it says 'and after all that i put u through, now i see im not the only one' thats like the dude sayin ya, even tho i was an ass and made us have problems, im not the only one here. and then the last line 'this in fact was never what you wanted from me, or how u meant it to be'. thats where hes sayin like that the girl never wanted or hoped for this ruined relationship, and she never intended it to be like that. i dunno. thats wut i thought. lata skatas - ME
    Flag emopunkgurlon September 04, 2002   Link

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