Coldplay frontman Chris Martin told Crud Magazine in 2002 that this song is about "impulsiveness." It depicts a person losing control of their emotions and seeking violent revenge, before blaming their actions on "a rush of blood to the head": 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, is what I said Blame it upon a rush of blood to the head
Martin makes considerable use of his baritone on "A Rush Of Blood To The Head." The Coldplay vocalist told Billboard Magazine this was a "homage to Johnny Cash." He continued: "Him, Dylan, and Hank Williams are just the greatest men with just guitars. And I really wanted to sing a song low."
"A Rush of Blood to the Head" is the penultimate song on Coldplay's sophomore studio album of the same name. According to Martin, much of the album deals with the urgency he felt toward life after the September 11 attacks. Speaking to MTV in 2002, he said: "I've realized that time is not infinite, and all my friends aren't going to be around forever and maybe I'm only going to get to do certain things once. My grandfather always used to tell me to do things right now because whatever you have, it's not gonna last forever."
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