" A Rush Of Blood To The Head" by Coldplay

He said I'm gonna buy this place and burn it down
Yeah I'm gonna put it six feet underground
He said I'm gonna buy this place and see it fall
Stand here beside my baby in the crumbling walls
Said I'm gonna buy this place and start a fire
Stand here until I fill all your heart's desires
'Cause I'm gonna buy this place and see it burn
And do back the things it did to you in return


He said I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war
If you can tell me something worth fighting for
And I'm gonna buy this place, that's what I said
Blame it upon a rush of blood to the head, to the head

Honey, all the movements you're starting to make
See me crumble and fall on my face
And I know the mistakes that I made
See it all disappear without trace
And they call as they beckon you on
They said start as you mean to go on

He said I'm gonna buy this place and see it go
Stand here beside my baby, watch the orange glow
'Cause some'll laugh and some just sit and cry
But you just sit down there and you wonder why
So I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war
If you can tell me something worth fighting for
And I'm gonna buy this place, that's what I said
Blame it upon a rush of blood to the head, to the head

Honey, all the movements you're starting to make
See me crumble and fall on my face
And I know the mistakes that I made
See it all disappear without trace
And they call as they beckon you on
They say start as you mean to go on
Start as you mean to go on, start as you mean to go on

So meet me by the bridge, yeah meet me on the lane
When am I gonna see that pretty face again
Oh meet me on the road, yeah meet me where I said
Blame it all upon
A rush of blood to the head

The phrase " A rush of blood to the head" in UK is another way of saying, "spontaneously". I think this song is about the damage that can be done when you're in a rage of anger without thinking clearly. I also think that it is ment to show our civilization from afar.  It takes an outsider's approach to our society and paints a kind of dark picture of rubble and ashes and shows the human nature: "So I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war
If you can tell me something worth fighting for". It's that every act that has been done in the history has all started from a thought: "Blame it upon a rush of blood to the head". I'm sure that the lyrics in this song can be understood in many different ways, and I think that's the beauty of Coldplay's lyrics. I liked this song because the sound and the lyrics are powerful and calming, but sinister as the same time.