"Don't talk back
Just drive the car
Shut your mouth
I know what you are
Don't say nothing
Keep your hands on the wheel
Don't turn around
This is for real."

Still chilling, even after so many years.

Actually, I agree with Art_Carnage, after having listened very carefully to the words.  Not sure about the killing/buryingthebody part, but I think the rest of it is pretty darned accurate.  I think "digging in the dirt" is metaphorical, not literal - perhaps carrying out a grisly, violent act in order to come to grips with abuse as a child, or something.

Whatever it's about, it's a scary and unsettling song, but I love it anyway.

That's how I talk to my wife...."shut your mouth,keep your hands on the wheel"
(God I hope she doesn't read this) 

Actually, I agree with Art_Carnage, after having listened very carefully to the words.  Not sure about the killing/buryingthebody part, but I think the rest of it is pretty darned accurate.  I think "digging in the dirt" is metaphorical, not literal - perhaps carrying out a grisly, violent act in order to come to grips with abuse as a child, or something.

Whatever it's about, it's a scary and unsettling song, but I love it anyway.

I have never heard this one before.

Put your hands where we can see them, and back away from the keyboard . . . slowly . . .

the video included the sexy petit woman from "allo allo" with the spech impediment.

.... Francesca Gonshaw 

yet another PG song to rate it a solid 1

yet another PG song to rate it a solid 1

Actually, I agree with Art_Carnage, after having listened very carefully to the words.  Not sure about the killing/buryingthebody part, but I think the rest of it is pretty darned accurate.  I think "digging in the dirt" is metaphorical, not literal - perhaps carrying out a grisly, violent act in order to come to grips with abuse as a child, or something.

Whatever it's about, it's a scary and unsettling song, but I love it anyway.

What it's about is obvious. He's abducted a woman, She's in the front seat, he's in the back, most likely with a gun or knife, and most likely it's her car. It's the first time he's done this, but he's fantasized about it many times. When he say's "This is for real", he's talking to himself, not her. When he says "I know what you are", instead of "I know who your are", he's objectifying her. He's directing her into a secluded area where he's going to rape her, kill her, and then bury her body. That's why he's "Digging in the Dirt". Duh. Class over.

Actually, I agree with Art_Carnage, after having listened very carefully to the words.  Not sure about the killing/buryingthebody part, but I think the rest of it is pretty darned accurate.  I think "digging in the dirt" is metaphorical, not literal - perhaps carrying out a grisly, violent act in order to come to grips with abuse as a child, or something.

Whatever it's about, it's a scary and unsettling song, but I love it anyway.

Actually, I agree with Art_Carnage, after having listened very carefully to the words.  Not sure about the killing/buryingthebody part, but I think the rest of it is pretty darned accurate.  I think "digging in the dirt" is metaphorical, not literal - perhaps carrying out a grisly, violent act in order to come to grips with abuse as a child, or something.

Whatever it's about, it's a scary and unsettling song, but I love it anyway.

You're way out but thanks for playing.

What it's about is obvious. He's abducted a woman, She's in the front seat, he's in the back, most likely with a gun or knife, and most likely it's her car. It's the first time he's done this, but he's fantasized about it many times. When he say's "This is for real", he's talking to himself, not her. When he says "I know what you are", instead of "I know who your are", he's objectifying her. He's directing her into a secluded area where he's going to rape her, kill her, and then bury her body. That's why he's "Digging in the Dirt". Duh. Class over.

I'm not so sure. The car and its driver are almost certainly metaphors since they are used to convey some sort of abduction.

"Don't talk back. Just drive the car"

The person talking is not driving the car but is in a position of unquestioned authority and can give direct orders.

"Shut your mouth. I know what you are"

Strange. "What" you are; not "who".

"Don't say nothing. Keep your hands on the wheel"

Again, more of the same kind of thing as the first line.

"Don't turn around. This is for real"

So not only is the speaker not driving, they're not even in the front seat. Plus, an admonition about the fact that the speaker is serious about his/her intent.

So to me it sounds like an abduction, but the 2nd line makes me think it's a special kind of abduction. If it weren't for the "This is for real", my temptation would be to think that it's a child's imagined (though not voiced) commands to his/her parent, delivered in the same kind of unquestioned authority they're used to receiving. The "what you are" (note not "who you are") are what leads me there. The "what" is "my father" or "my mother", which can be a "what" not a "who".

So colour me uncertain, which is possibly the ultimate intent.

/DimeStorePsychoanalysis mode off

Actually, I think you had it right the first time. IIRC, at the time this came out, he was having relationship problems.

The first few times I heard this, I definitely thought it was a gloves-off "up yours" song, describing a couple fighting while driving in the car. I was powerfully impressed by the quality of barely contained rage... On re-listening, however, I think it's actually about someone reflecting on the negative, punishing messages he received while growing up... Now he's struggling to come to grips with the lingering effects of that psychic abuse.

Chilling, brilliant, and brave.