AUTOMATIC
Tokio Hotel Lyrics

Automatic
The repetitive nature of the song title indicates that the love that the singer has for the subject of the song is automatic, as if it is beyond their control.

Automatic
Repetition of the word emphasizes that this feeling of helplessness in love is constant and never-ending.

You're automatic,
The person being addressed is so ingrained in the singer's heart that they've become a part of them, like a machine that automatically performs its function.

And your heart's like an engine.
The heart of the person being sung about is filled with energy, as if it pumps fuel to keep them constantly alive and functioning like a machine.

I die with every beat
The singer feels so strongly for the subject of the song, that their heart stops beating for a moment with every beat of the other person's heart.

You're automatic,
Reinforcement of the idea that the person in question has automated the singer's feelings and responses.

And your voice is electric.
The other person's voice has such an impact on the singer that it's like electricity coursing through their veins - impossible to ignore.

No do I still believe?
The singer is uncertain about whether the feelings that the person provokes in them are genuine or just an act.

It's automatic
The singer has no control over their feelings for this person, and they keep responding to everything they do without any conscious decision.

Everywhere in your letter
The singer scrutinizes every word they receive from the other party, hoping to see some hint of genuine emotion in them.

A lie that makes me bleed
The singer realizes that the other person may be faking their feelings, but it still hurts them deeply regardless.

When you say things get better
The other person tries to reassure the singer that things will improve, but whether they believe it themselves is unclear.

But they never
The singer has heard this before, and they know from experience that the other person doesn't have a clue of what they're talking about.

There's no real love in you.
The singer has come to the sad conclusion that the person they're singing about doesn't genuinely love them, no matter how much they want them to.

Why do I keep loving you?
The singer is consumed by their feelings for the other person despite knowing deep down that it's painful and futile.

Counting cars on a crossroad
The singer is preoccupied with attempting to keep track of the other person's coming and goings, like counting passing vehicles on a road.

They come and go like you
The other person is equally as transitory as the cars counted previously, who breeze in and out of the singer's life with fleeting purpose.

Watching faces I don't know
The singer is keenly aware of unfamiliar faces when not in the other person's presence, looking for any sign of them anywhere they can.

Erase the face of you
Despite looking for the other person's face in other people, the singer will always errase any other face because it doesn't compare.

Systematic
The singer has developed a systematic approach to coping with their irrelevant love for the other person, meaning they have become used to the pain of it.

So traumatic
The steady, permanent pain of the singer's unreturned love is emotionally traumatic to them, despite having grown accustomed to the feeling over time.

Love in you
Despite being aware that there is no love in the person they're singing about, they cannot stop believing that there's a chance they love them anyway.

Love in you
The singer keeps repeating this line as if to convince themselves, like a mantra or prayer to hold onto the hope they still harbor deep within them.

Automatic
Reinforcement of the idea that the singer's feelings and responses to the other person are beyond their control or conscious decision-making.