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Break My Stride Lyrics

by Matthew Wilder

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Break My Stride Lyrics

Last night I had the strangest dream I sailed away to China In a little rowboat to find you And you said you had to get your laundry cleaned Didn't want no one to hold you What does that mean? And you said Ain't nothing gonna break my stride Nobody gonna slow me down Oh no I got to keep on moving Ain't nothing gonna break-a my stride I'm running And I won't touch ground Oh no I got to keep on moving You're on a roll and now you pray it'll last The road beyond was rocky But now you're feeling cocky You look at me and you see your past Is that the reason Why you're running so fast? And she said Ain't nothing gonna break-a my stride Nobody gonna slow me down Oh no I got to keep on moving Ain't nothing gonna break my stride I'm running And I won't touch ground Oh no I got to keep on moving (Never let another girl like you) Work me over (Never let another girl like you) Drag me under (If I meet another girl like you) I will tell her (Never want another girl like you) Have to say Oh Ain't nothing gonna break-a my stride Nobody gonna slow me down Oh no, oh no I got to keep on moving Ain't nothing gonna break my stride I'm running And I won't touch ground Oh no I got to keep on moving Ain't nothing gonna break-a my stride Nobody gonna slow me down Oh no, oh no I got to keep on moving Ain't nothing gonna break-a my stride I'm running And I won't touch ground Oh no I got to keep on moving (Whoaaaaa) Ain't nothing gonna break my stride Nobody gonna slow me down Oh no I got to keep on moving Ain't nothing gonna break-a my stride I'm running And I won't touch ground Oh no I got to keep on moving

Meaning of Break My Stride

“Break My Stride” is a frantic, almost desperate anthem about unwavering determination and resisting emotional vulnerability. The lyrics paint a surreal dreamscape – sailing to China for someone who’s preoccupied with trivial concerns like laundry, highlighting a push and pull dynamic. Despite this distraction, the core message is one of fierce independence: “Ain't nothing gonna break my stride,” repeated relentlessly, signifies an absolute refusal to be held back or slowed down by love or connection. The narrator’s relentless forward motion, symbolized by running and never touching ground, embodies a desire for freedom and control. The inclusion of the cautionary interlude – "Never let another girl like you / Work me over / Drag me under" – reveals an underlying fear of being dominated, fueling the song's urgent energy and Matthew Wilder’s message of self-sufficiency in the face of potential heartbreak.

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