'Til You Do Me Right

The speaker describes a relationship in which he feels he has given a great deal of love and support but received little in return. His sadness and confusion gradually turn into anger and a firm boundary: he will not talk to his partner until she treats him better. Near the end, the tone softens slightly, as he suggests that change could help their love grow stronger.

Several images make the imbalance vivid. “I gave the sun to you” and “I gave my world to you” are exaggerations meaning he believes he offered everything he could. The partner’s complaints that the sun is too bright and the gifts do not shine suggest that nothing he gives seems good enough. “Be your strength” means he tried to support her, while saying he was “too strong” shows that even this effort was rejected.

The lyrics present the speaker’s view of the conflict, so they do not explain what the partner might say or why she behaves this way. “Until you do me right” means until she treats him fairly, but the repeated prediction that only “wrong” will come across as both a warning and an expression of hurt. The final hope that their love can grow leaves open whether he truly expects reconciliation or is simply urging her to change.