Remember we made an arrangement when you went away Now you're making me mad Remember despite our estrangement I'm your man You'll be back, soon you'll see You'll remember you belong to me You'll be back, time will tell You'll remember that I served you well Oceans rise, empires fall We have seen each other through it all And when push comes to shove I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love Da-da-da-dat-da, dat-da-da-da-da-ya-da Da-da-dat-dat-da-ya-da Da-da-da-dat-da, dat-da-da-da-da-ya-da Da-da-dat-dat-da You say our love is draining and you can't go on You'll be the one complaining when I am gone And no, don't change the subject!

Remember we made an arrangement when you went away Now you’re making me mad Remember, despite our estrangement, I’m your man [Chorus 1] You’ll be back, soon you’ll see You’ll remember you belong to me You’ll be back, time will tell You’ll remember that I served you well Oceans rise, empires fall We have seen each other through it all And when push comes to shove I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!

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You'll Be Back Lyrics & Meanings: [Verse 1: KING GEORGE] / You say / The price of my love's not a price that you're willing to pay / You cry / In your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by / Why so sad? / Remember we made an arrangement when you went away / Now you're making me mad / Remember, despite our estrangement, I'm your man / You'll be back, soon you'll see / You'll remember you belong to me / You'll be back, time will tell / You'll remember that I served you well / Oceans rise, empires fall / We have seen each other through it all / And when push comes to shove / I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!

The lyrics depict a sense of entitlement and a willingness to go to extreme lengths to maintain control and ensure the other person's loyalty, even resorting to threats of violence to emphasize their love and authority.

Remember we made an arrangement when you went away Now you're making me mad Remember despite our estrangement, I'm your man You'll be back Soon you'll see You'll remember you belong to me You'll be back Time will tell You'll remember that I served you well Oceans rise, empires fall We have seen each other through it all And when push comes to shove, I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da da dayada Da dada da da Da dadada dayada Dada da da da You say our love is draining and you can't go on You'll be the one complaining when I am gone

October 20, 2025 - Vulture described it as "a Carnaby Street breakup song not unlike 'With a Little Help from My Friends'", and The New York Times deemed it "chiming '60s Britpop". In other words, the song is a reference to the British Invasion of the 1960s. The song's lyrics anticipate the imminent British invasion ...

June 15, 2019 - Britain needed the thirteen colonies in order to receive raw goods and to expand the British Empire, so when the colonies decide to revolt, King George swears they’ll be back to reassure himself. Passage Two: “When you’re gone, I’ll go mad So don’t throw away this thing we had” (Hamilton)

August 12, 2022 - “You’ll Be Back” frames the American colonists’ push for independence from Britain as a break-up, and King George is taking it personally: “you’ll be back / soon you’ll see / you’ll remember you belong to me.”

You'll Be Back Lyrics & Meanings: [Verse 1: KING GEORGE] / You say / The price of my love’s not a price that you’re willing to pay / You cry / In your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by / Why so sad? / Remember we made an arrangement when you went away / Now you’re making me mad / Remember, despite our estrangement, I’m your man / You’ll be back, soon you’ll see / You’ll remember you belong to me / You’ll be back, time will tell / You’ll remember that I served you well / Oceans rise, empires fall / We have seen each other through it all / And when push comes to shove / I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!

The lyrics depict a sense of entitlement and a willingness to go to extreme lengths to maintain control and ensure the other person's loyalty, even resorting to threats of violence to remind them of their love.

When the U.S is revolting against the British and apparently stopped being involved with Britain. Let's just say they broke up. He gets mad and expects The when the U.S goes into a war with another country, they run back to Britain. King George wants this. He wants to have power. He says once he is gone they will come running back. King George said when your gone I'll go mad, because if the U.S gets taken over by another country, British might have to fight against one of the countries he likes.

Jonathan Groff "You'll Be Back": You say The price of my love's not a price that you're willing to pay You cry In your tea which you...

I'll Be Back Lyrics & Meanings: You know if you break my heart I'll go / But I'll be back again / Because I told you once before goodbye / But I came back again / I love you so / Oh, I'm the one who wants you, oh, oh / You could find better things to do / Than to break my heart again / This time I will try to show / That I'm not trying to pretend / I thought that you would realize / That if I ran away from you / That you would want me too / But I've got a big surprise oh, oh / Oh, you could find better things to do / Than to break my heart again / This time I will try to show / That I'm not trying to pretend / I want to go, but I hate to leave you / You know, I hate to leave you, oh, oh / Oh, you know if you break my heart I'll go / But I'll be back again

July 13, 2020 - The apparent lack of comprehensible substance in the refrain may also be a reference to King George III's documented bouts of mental illness, to which the line "When you're gone, I'll go mad" in "You'll Be Back" alludes.

You’ll be back, soon you’ll see You’ll remember you belong to me You’ll be back, time will tell You’ll remember that I served you well Oceans rise, empires fall We have seen each other through it all And when push comes to shove I will send a fully armed battalion To remind you of my love!

Obsession and possessiveness • You'll remember you belong to me • I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love • I will fight the fight and win the war

March 12, 2021 - The title is ironic; because, obviously, The United States does not come back to Britain. The irony is established early: especially with the jaunty, toe-tapping, leg-swinging, finger-waving beat. The song is one of a toxic love relationship — with the male making all sorts of pronouncements and threats and predictions. When the king sings, “you’re my favorite subject” we can take that line as ironic too.