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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brock Walsh
Brock Walsh
Synthesizer
Mark Goldenberg
Mark Goldenberg
Guitar
Anita Pointer
Anita Pointer
Background Vocals
Dennis Herring
Dennis Herring
Guitar
Eddie Watkins, Jr.
Eddie Watkins, Jr.
Bass
Howie Rice
Howie Rice
Synthesizer
John Van Tongeren
John Van Tongeren
Synthesizer
June Pointer
June Pointer
Background Vocals
Paul Fox
Paul Fox
Sampler
Ruth Pointer
Ruth Pointer
Background Vocals
Stephen Mitchell
Stephen Mitchell
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brock Walsh
Brock Walsh
Songwriter
Mark Goldenberg
Mark Goldenberg
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brock Walsh
Brock Walsh
Associate Producer
Glen Ballard
Glen Ballard
Associate Producer
Richard Perry
Richard Perry
Producer
Michael Brooks
Michael Brooks
Recording Engineer
Bill Schnee
Bill Schnee
Mixing Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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
[PreChorus]
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
[Chorus]
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)
[Verse 2]
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
[PreChorus]
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
[Chorus]
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)
[Chorus]
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic (Automatic)
[Verse 3]
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
[PreChorus]
All I can manage to push from my lips
Is a stream of absurdities
Every word I intended to speak
Winds up locked in a circuitry
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
No way to control it
It's totally automatic (Automatic)
Whenever you're around (Automatic)
I'm walking blindfolded
Completely automatic
All of my systems are down
Down, down, down
[Chorus]
No way to control it
It's totally automatic (Automatic)
Whenever you're around (Automatic)
I'm walking blindfolded
Completely automatic
All of my systems are down
Down, down, down
Written by: Brock Walsh, Mark Goldenberg

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