The Wedding List
Kate Bush Lyrics


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No, I'll never give the hunt up,
And I won't muck it up.
Somehow this is it, I knew.
Maybe fate wants you dead, too
We've come together in the very same room,
And I'm coming for you!

Do you think I'd ever let you
Get away with it, huh?
He swooned in warm maroon.
There's gas in your barrel, and I'm flooded with Doom.
You've made a wake of our honeymoon,
And I'm coming for you!"

"All of the headLines said 'Passion Crime"
'Newly weds Groom Shot Dead
'Mystery Man.' God help the bride
She's a widow, all in red,
With his red still wet. She said--"

I'll put him on the wedding list!
I'll put him on the wedding list!
I'll get him and I will not miss.

Now, as I'm coming for you,
All I see is Rudi.
I die with him, again and again.
And I'll feel good in my revenge.
I'm gonna fill your head with lead
And I'm coming for you!

And when it's all over you'll roll over
The butt of my gun:
One in your belly, and one for Rudi.
You got what you gave by the heel of my bootie.
Bang-bang--Out! like an old cherootie,
I'm coming for you!

"All of the headLines said 'Passion Crime:
'Newly weds Groom Shot Dead
'Mystery Man.' God help the bride!
She's a widow, all in red,
With his red still wet. She said--"

She sure got him on the wedding list
I'll got him on the wedding list!
I'll got him and I will not miss.
I'll put him on the wedding list!

"And after she shot the guy,
She committed suicide.
I'm coming, Rudi!
"And later, when they analyzed,
They found a little one inside.
"It must have been Rudi's child."
I shot, I shot, I shot him honey!
"Never mind, she got the guy."
He hit the ground, Rudi!
"An eye for an eye."
Ashes to ashes
"Eye for an eye."
I hit him, hit him
Rudi!, Rudi!
I'm coming coming coming honey




"Eye for an eye."
Rudi!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Kate Bush's "The Wedding List" are a narrative of a woman seeking revenge for her husband's murder. She is certain that fate also wants the murderer dead, and she will never give up the hunt or let them get away with it. The chorus repeats her goal to put the murderer on the wedding list, a list she has created to memorialize those who have wronged her.


The details of the revenge plot are described in gruesome detail, with the singer promising to fill the murderer's head with lead, roll over them with the butt of her gun, and shoot them along with Rudi. The lyrics suggest that the singer's desire for revenge is so intense that it is not limited to one lifetime, but instead, she dies again and again with Rudi, finding pleasure in the thought of her "revenge."


The repeated line "eye for an eye" indicates the singer's belief that her violent retribution is justified and necessary. The song ends with a twist in the narrative, as the news reports that the singer's revenge ultimately led to her suicide, and a post-mortem examination reveals that she was carrying a child, presumably the child of her deceased husband.


Line by Line Meaning

No, I'll never give the hunt up,
I will not abandon the hunt for retribution


And I won't muck it up.
I will not make any mistakes that will hinder the hunt


Somehow this is it, I knew.
I believe this is the moment of reckoning


Maybe fate wants you dead, too
Perhaps fate has decided that you must die


We've come together in the very same room,
You and I are now in the same room


And I'm coming for you!
I am coming to exact revenge on you


Do you think I'd ever let you
Do you believe that I would let you


Get away with it, huh?
Escape unharmed, huh?


He swooned in warm maroon.
He fell to the ground in a pool of his own blood


There's gas in your barrel, and I'm flooded with Doom.
Your weapon is loaded, and I am overcome with a sense of impending doom


You've made a wake of our honeymoon,
You have ruined our honeymoon


And I'm coming for you!"
And I will seek vengeance upon you


"All of the headLines said 'Passion Crime"
All the headlines reported a crime committed in the name of passion


'Newly weds Groom Shot Dead
The groom, who had recently gotten married, was shot and killed


'Mystery Man.' God help the bride
The killer was an unknown man. May God help the bride


She's a widow, all in red,
She became a widow, and now wears red as a symbol of mourning


With his red still wet. She said--"
With his blood still fresh, she spoke


I'll put him on the wedding list!
I will add him to the list of those who must pay for their crimes


I'll get him and I will not miss.
I will track him down and I will not fail to take revenge


Now, as I'm coming for you,
As I approach you


All I see is Rudi.
All I can see is the one who made me suffer


I die with him, again and again.
I suffer his loss over and over again


And I'll feel good in my revenge.
I will achieve a sense of satisfaction from taking revenge


I'm gonna fill your head with lead
I'm going to shoot you in the head


And I'm coming for you!
And I am closing in on you


And when it's all over you'll roll over
When it is all done, you will fall to the ground


The butt of my gun:
The handle of my gun


One in your belly, and one for Rudi.
One bullet for your stomach, and another for Rudi


You got what you gave by the heel of my bootie.
You received what you deserved, from the sole of my shoe


Bang-bang--Out! like an old cherootie,
Bang-bang--You're done, like an old cigar butt


I'm coming for you!
I am coming to claim my revenge


"All of the headLines said 'Passion Crime:
All the headlines reported a crime committed in the name of passion


'Newly weds Groom Shot Dead
The groom, who had recently gotten married, was shot and killed


'Mystery Man.' God help the bride!
The killer was an unknown man. May God help the bride


She's a widow, all in red,
She became a widow, and now wears red as a symbol of mourning


With his red still wet. She said--"
With his blood still fresh, she spoke


She sure got him on the wedding list
She indeed added him to the list of those who must pay for their crimes


I'll got him on the wedding list!
I too have included him in the list of those who must pay


I'll got him and I will not miss.
I will pursue him and I will not miss my shot


I'll put him on the wedding list!
I will add him to the list of those who must pay for their crimes


"And after she shot the guy,
After she shot the man


She committed suicide.
She took her own life


I'm coming, Rudi!
I am coming for you, Rudi


"And later, when they analyzed,
And later, when they investigated


They found a little one inside.
They discovered she was pregnant


"It must have been Rudi's child."
"It must have been Rudi's child."


I shot, I shot, I shot him honey!
I shot him, I shot him, I shot him, my love!


"Never mind, she got the guy."
"Never mind, she got the man."


He hit the ground, Rudi!
He fell to the ground, Rudi!


"An eye for an eye."
"An eye for an eye."


Ashes to ashes
Ashes to ashes


"Eye for an eye."
"An eye for an eye."


I hit him, hit him, Rudi!, Rudi!
I hit him, hit him, Rudi!, Rudi!


I'm coming coming coming honey
I am coming, coming, coming, my love


"Eye for an eye."
"An eye for an eye."


Rudi!
Rudi!




Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
Written by: KATE BUSH

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