Chase Matthew Opens Up About His ‘Lowest Point’ In Deeply Personal New Song ‘Autopilot’

Chase Matthew is bearing his soul like never before in his latest release, “Autopilot.” Penned by Matthew alongside Danny Majic, Joe Reeves, and Joybeth Taylor, the deeply personal track finds the rising country star offering an unfiltered look into his inner struggles as he admits to feeling like he’s moving through life on autopilot, just as the title suggests.

The vulnerability heard in Matthew’s voice effortlessly aligns with the emotional exhaustion woven throughout the song. His honest lyrics depict the numbness and pressure that comes with success and the constant “war of comparison” that invades his mind.

While he tries to put his head down and work, and pray for the answers he desperately seeks, the truth is he is quietly struggling so much that he doesn’t even recognize himself anymore.

“I’m on autopilot I don’t feel my emotions/ Stranger to myself, hopin’ that nobody’ll notice/ And mentally I’m crashin’/ I’m fallin’ when I’m flyin’/ Tell me, when did livin’ start to feel like/ I’ve been dyin’?/ ‘Cause I’m on autopilot/ Yeah, I’m on autopilot,” the Warner Records Nashville artist sings.

Matthew explains that “Autopilot” was written about an incredibly difficult season of life, one that found him wondering if he would ever come out on the other side. He has been honest with fans before through his music, but this song opens up a whole new level of transparency.  

“‘Autopilot’ is the most important song I’ve ever released,” says Matthew. “I wrote it about one of the lowest points of my life, when I was just going through the motions and honestly didn’t care what tomorrow looked like.”

He goes on to say that by sharing this deeply personal track with the perspective he has now, he hopes that those facing their own struggles can find comfort in knowing they are not alone.

“Looking back now, I can see God was pursuing me even when I didn’t realize it. My hope is that anyone who’s struggling hears this song and knows there’s hope, because there absolutely was for me,” he adds.

The song arrives during one of the biggest years in Chase Matthew’s career. His current single, “Holdin’ It Down,” recently entered the Top 30 at country radio, while his duet with Lauren Alaina, “All My Exes,” continues its rise at No. 13.

Amid all his success on the airwaves, he has been busy on the road and will continue touring until the end of the year. Fans can catch him serving as direct support for select dates of Jason Aldean’s Songs About Us Tour as well as select dates of Aldean and Luke Bryan’s Double Down Tour.