AUTOMATIC
Daft Punk vs. Pointer Sisters Lyrics

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Look what you're doing to me
I'm utterly at your whim
All of my defenses down

Your camera looks through me
With its X-ray vision
And all systems run aground

All I can manage to push from my lips
Is a stream of absurdities
Every word I intended to speak
Winds up locked in the circuitry

No way to control it
It's totally automatic
Whenever you're around
I'm walking blindfolded
Completely automatic
All of my systems are down
Down, down, down
Automatic (automatic)
Automatic (automatic)

What is this madness
That makes my motor run
And my legs too weak to stand

I go from sadness
To exhilaration
Like a robot at your command

My hands perspire and shake like a leaf
Up and down goes my temperature
I summon doctors to get some relief
But they tell me there is no cure
They tell me

No way to control it
It's totally automatic
Whenever you're around
I'm walking blindfolded
Completely automatic
All of my systems are down
Down, down, down
Automatic (automatic)
Automatic (automatic)

Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic

Look what you're doing to me
I'm utterly at your whim
All of my defenses down

Your camera looks through me
With its X-ray vision
And all systems run aground

All I can manage to push from my lips
Is a stream of absurdities
Every word I intended to speak
Winds up locked in the circuitry

No way to control it
It's totally automatic
Whenever you're around
I'm walking blindfolded
Completely automatic
All of my systems are down
Down, down, down

No way to control it
It's totally automatic
Whenever you're around
I'm walking blindfolded
Completely automatic
All of my systems are down
Down, down, down

No way to control it
It's totally automatic

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Daft Punk vs. Pointer Sisters' song "Automatic" are those of a person who is hopelessly in love with someone who has complete control over them. The singer describes how they are "utterly at [the person's] whim," with all of their defenses down. Their attraction to this person is so powerful that it's like a kind of madness that makes their "motor run" and their "legs too weak to stand." The singer feels as if they're a kind of robot, unable to control their own actions in the presence of this person.

The lyrics contain powerful imagery to illustrate the singer's sense of being overwhelmed by their feelings. For example, the line "Your camera looks through me with its X-ray vision" suggests the idea of complete transparency, that the singer is completely exposed and vulnerable to the person they love. Meanwhile, the line "All of my systems are down" demonstrates how the singer feels completely disabled by their feelings for this person.

Overall, the lyrics to "Automatic" are a powerful evocation of the experience of being completely taken over by love and desire, unable to control one's own feelings or actions. The song is an energetic and upbeat tribute to the power of attraction and the way that it can leave us feeling transformed and overwhelmed.

Line by Line Meaning

Look what you're doing to me
I am amazed at the effect you have on me

I'm utterly at your whim
You have complete control over me

All of my defenses down
I have no way to protect myself from you

Your camera looks through me
Your gaze penetrates my very being

With its X-ray vision
Your gaze sees straight through me

And all systems run aground
My logical and emotional systems are overwhelmed

All I can manage to push from my lips
I can only speak nonsense in your presence

Is a stream of absurdities
My speech is illogical and nonsensical

Every word I intended to speak
My planned words become useless in your presence

Winds up locked in the circuitry
My thoughts get processed by the overwhelming power of my attraction to you

No way to control it
I have no power to stop my feelings

It's totally automatic
My response to you is completely involuntary

Whenever you're around
You have a compelling effect on me

I'm walking blindfolded
I am not in control of my own actions

Completely automatic
My actions are a result of my overwhelming attraction to you

All of my systems are down
My logical and emotional systems are unable to function

Down, down, down
My attraction to you is overpowering

What is this madness
I cannot explain the overwhelming effect you have on me

That makes my motor run
You cause me to experience intense physical reactions

And my legs too weak to stand
I feel unable to stand up in your presence

I go from sadness
My emotions fluctuate uncontrollably when I'm with you

To exhilaration
You bring me intense joy when you're near

Like a robot at your command
I feel like I'm under your control

My hands perspire and shake like a leaf
I experience intense physical reactions to your presence

Up and down goes my temperature
My body temperature fluctuates in your presence

I summon doctors to get some relief
I try to get help to alleviate my intense feelings

But they tell me there is no cure
No one can help me or cure me of my attraction to you

Automatic (automatic)
My feelings towards you are beyond my control

Automatic
My attraction to you is completely involuntary

Automatic
I am completely controlled by my attraction to you

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: Brock Patrick Walsh, Mark Goldenberg

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