Do you ever feel like your life is on autopilot? Like there’s nothing new happening and you’re just trapped in your head? This feeling is what Quinn XCII sings about in his song “Autopilot.” Based on the sound of this song, you would think that the lyrics would have a fun lighthearted message, but the upbeat song deceives you. It is actually quite ironic that the fun-sounding song has a type of gloomy, mysterious message.
In the first verse of the song, Quinn sings, “Dear fear, I have met you laying down in this bedroom… there’s some demons I need to cleanse…” These lyrics are sort of depressing, but sadly relatable. Often times, our bedrooms are the places that we feel most vulnerable to fear because we are alone and finally have time to think. In those times, it’s easy to feel scared and that you’re alone. Quinn is talking about how he thinks about all of the demons that he has that scare him that he needs to get rid of.
Continuing on in the song, during the chorus, he sings, “Why’s my mind on autopilot all the time?” These lyrics are so relatable to so many of us. Often times, we go throughout our days without even realizing what we are doing. For example, I bet you could drive somewhere familiar without even noticing that you’re driving. This same idea is what Quinn is singing about. We go through life with our mind on autopilot. These lyrics are his way of telling us that we need to start living in the present. We can’t live in autopilot because we miss out on life’s beautiful moments.
Later in the chorus, Quinn sings, “I can’t seem to find the words to define the way I feel when I go through this…” This just explains the idea of being on autopilot even further. It is sort of an indescribable feeling of being in some sort of weird repetition like you have no control of your life. This is why this song sort of is mysterious, because it makes you think about indescribable feelings. Quinn also puts these lyrics to an upbeat sound because it adds to the indescribable feeling even more.
Although it is easy to live in autopilot, Quinn tries warning us that it’s not a good feeling. It’s easy to become one with fear and your demons and be trapped in a whirlwind of repetition. Instead of mysteriously living in autopilot, let’s live in the moment and take advantage of life.
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