I Stand Corrected Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Chubby_Rain 

Cover art for I Stand Corrected lyrics by Vampire Weekend

It's coming to the realization that you can't blindly agree with someone because of your love for them. You try to see their point-of-view and want to agree, but around your friends you are different. But you think "maybe, over time, this person will change." It's almost like meeting someone and having to sit through superficial conversations because you THINK they are pretty cool, and finding out that they really are THAT shallow and have nothing else to offer. Which makes you wrong for thinking that person could change for the better, because they were that shallow from the beginning and you were the one who changed. It sucks to be wrong about someone you really want to like, and usually it takes a while before you have to write-them-off.

You are right! I was thinking the exactly the same thing. It's feel like the song is saying that he stands corrected because he thought this person was different, but it turn out to be something completely different. That's why he stands corrected. The song has a feel of like he just realized something. Great song!