Miranda Lambert's "Automatic" video talks about how the American culture used to be. The song brings up how things, and the meaning of them were worth more before things became quick and manufactured. In her song, she says,
"Hey, whatever happened to, watin' your turn
Doing it all by hand
'Cause when everything is handed to you
It's only worth as much as the time put it
It all just seemed so good the way we had it
Back before everything became automatic."
What Lambert is saying is that before we had the technology that we have now, whatever we were doing was more meaningful. Mailing a letter or "cranking" a car window down instead of emailing someone or pushing a button for the car window to work takes a little more time and effort. Yet, at the same time, without that kind of technology, our generation would find life more time-consuming. We are used to texting, emailing, and downloading music instantaneously instead of talking to someone on the phone, sending a letter, or recording music on a cassette tape. Her song is a nostalgic reflection how American culture used to be, today some would like to return to this time. The current generation likes its technology and convenience.
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