Discover the story of the song > Automatic – The Pointer Sisters

The protagonist is describing how their feelings for their romantic partner make them feel out of control. They say that whenever their partner is around, they become like a robot at their command, with all of their defenses down and their systems running aground. Even when they try to speak, their words get locked in a circuit and they can only manage to say absurd things. They can’t help their automatic responses to their partner, even though they wish they could control it.