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You've been checking on my facts
And I admit I have been lax
In double-screening what I say
It wasn't funny anyway
I stand corrected
No one cares when you are wrong
But I've been at this far too long
To act like that when we should be
In perfect harmony
I stand corrected
Lord knows I haven't tried
I'll take my stand
One last time
Forget the protocol
I'll take your hand
Right in mine
I stand corrected
And I admit I have been lax
In double-screening what I say
It wasn't funny anyway
I stand corrected
No one cares when you are wrong
But I've been at this far too long
To act like that when we should be
In perfect harmony
I stand corrected
Lord knows I haven't tried
I'll take my stand
One last time
Forget the protocol
I'll take your hand
Right in mine
I stand corrected
Lyrics submitted by prayingmantis84
Track duration: 02:39
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And I admit I have been lax
In double-screening what I say
It wasn't funny anyway
First verse: He said something he shouldn't have, It was not true or factual--at least in the way what he said represented it. He did not screen what he was saying in the way he should he has been lazy. It was not funny so no justification there either.
I stand corrected
No one cares when you are wrong
But I've been at this far too long
To act like that when we should be
In perfect harmony
Second Verse: People don't mind when you (as in anybody) is wrong or makes small errors especially for jokes. But he has been careless with what he says too much (or at least with regards to the relationship he is in. BECAUSE.... in a relationship you are supposed to strive for harmony. He has been perpetuating this problem. (Careless speech can be a source of friction in a relationship and it certainly detracts)
I stand corrected
Lord knows I haven't tried
I'll take my stand
One last time
Forget the protocol
I'll take your hand
Right in mine
Third Verse: He hasn't been trying to address this. "I'll take my stand one last time" seems a little enigmatic but I will assume here that he means he is going to stop and change his behavior for good. Saying "forget the protocol" is saying forget the usual negative feelings after a fight. He just wants it fixed. He is going to stop it and he just wants to take her hand in his again.
well that's how I see it. I really empathize with the interpretation that he just wants the fight protocol to end and get back to being happy with his loved one.
"I have been lax
In double screening what I say
It wasn't funny anyway"
Sounds exactly like a poorly-chosen/delivered joke that he's fessing up to.
"No one cares when you are wrong
But I've been at this far too long
To act like that when we should be
In perfect harmony"
Read: 'I could point to things you've done wrong too, dear, but I've been in too many relationships to think that will end well. Instead, I'll let you have this one, it was my bad, I stand corrected, can I just hold your hand again?'
"Lord knows I haven't tried
I'll take my stand
One last time
Forget the protocol
I'll take your hand
Right in mine"
Ok, not too sure how this one plays out. "Lord knows I haven't tried" sounds to me like he wants to improve himself, but hasn't put in the effort. Taking his stand one last time could then mean he's hoping this will be the last time he gets called on something like this and has to stand corrected. Ain't got nothing for how he forget[s] the protocol, however.
when he says "lord knows i haven't tried" its just reiterating that he's whipped. even know he's the one that has to deal with the bullshit all the time, he still puts the blame on himself. blindness.
i love the end of the song when he finally says Forget the protocol
I'll take your hand
Right in mine
i think it's like saying: i'm done with pretending... i dunnooo, like, getting it off his chest?
"Lord knows I haven't tried" = He's tried his best to keep the relationship together and learn to deal with her bad qualities
"I'll take my stand, One last time" = He's finally had enough, ultimatum time. It's either stop her nagging or he's gone
"Forget the protocol
I'll take your hand
Right in mine" = This is what he hopes will happen. That for once she'll stop judging and correcting him and they can just forget all the rules and bindings of their relationship and simply be themselves. It's clear the singer still wants the relationship to work, but were not quite sure how it ends. Personally, I think he breaks up with her because of that final "I stand corrected" line at the end, which kind of is the sad line from earlier.
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.