He said I'm gonna buy this place and burn it down
I'm gonna put it six feet underground
He said I'm gonna buy this place and watch it fall
Stand here beside me baby, in the crumbling walls
Oh, I'm gonna buy this place and start a fire
Stand here until I fill all your heart's desires
Because I'm gonna buy this place and see it burn
Do back the things it did to you in return

Ah, ah, ah, ah

He said I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war
If you can tell me something worth fighting for
Oh, and I'm gonna buy this place, that's what I said
Blame it upon a rush of blood 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 a trace
And they call as they beckon you on
They said start as you mean to go on
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
Some'll laugh and some just sit and cry
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
Oh, 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 a trace
And they call as they beckon you on
They say start as you mean to go on
As you mean to go on, as you mean to go on

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


Lyrics submitted by BuckWilder, edited by Mellow_Harsher, AmeriPanBaka

A Rush Of Blood To The Head Lyrics as written by Guy Rupert Berryman Christopher Anthony John Martin

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    I don't know if anyone is going to read this, but this is what I have to say about this song:

    I was severely abused by my father as a young girl. Growing up, I grew to hate him with a passion. Just looking at my house when I would get off the school bus made me want to vomit.

    When I was old enough, I moved away and got a really good job for an insurance company. My main drive for raises/bonuses/promotions has been the pure desire to go back to that house, buy it from under him, and burn it down to the ground. I'm going to stand there, smoke a cigarette and drink a beer and watch that house and all the memories inside go down in flames.

    When I came on this song, all I could think about was finding a man who loved me so much that he buys my house and watches it go down in flames.

    When I get upset or overwhelmed, I put this song on and just cry. My favorite part of this song is, "Im going to do back the things it did to you in return."

    This song obviously means many different things to different people. This is my interpretation of it: That a man falls in love with a woman who was deeply wronged in the past, and he does everything he can do to avenge it.

    terribabe03on November 21, 2008   Link

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