“Automatic Stop” is a slow-paced tale about two people’s different perspectives over their mutual relationship. It serves as the third track of The Strokes' second record, Room on Fire.
The song has some bisexual undertones, based on the fact that The Strokes were known for being somewhat intimate...
[Verse 1]
So many fish there in the sea
I wanted you, you wanted me
That's just a phase, it's got to pass
I was a train moving too fast
[Pre-Chorus]
Didn't understand what to see
Yeah, then I got a different view
It's you... no
[Chorus]
Wait, I'm not gonna give it a break
I'm not your friend, I never was
I said wait, I'm not gonna give it a break
I'm not your friend, I never was, no
[Verse 2]
So many fish there in the sea
She wanted him, he wanted me
That's just a phase, it's got to pass
I was a train moving too fast
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I know you warned me but this is too important
Now I got a different view
It's you
[Chorus]
Why can't you wait? I'm not gonna give it a break
I'm not your friend, I never was
I said wait, I'm not gonna give it a break
I'm not your friend, I never was
Automatic Stop was written by Albert Hammond Jr. & Julian Casablancas.
Automatic Stop was produced by Gordon Raphael.
The Strokes released Automatic Stop on Tue Oct 28 2003.