Lyrics for Take Me Out as interpreted by crimp

Take Me Out Lyrics
So if you're lonely
You know I'm here waiting for you
I'm just a crosshair
I'm just a shot away from you
And if you leave here
You leave me broken, shattered I lie
I'm just a crosshair
I'm just a shot then we can die

I know I won't be leaving here with you

I say don't you know?
You say you don't know
I say take me out

I say you don't show
Don't move, time is slow
I say take me out

I say you don't know
You say you don't go
I say take me out

I know I won't be leaving here
I know I won't be leaving here
I know I won't be leaving here
I know I won't be leaving here with you

I say don't you know?
You say you don't know
I say take me out

If I move, this could die
If eyes move, this could die
Come on, take me out

I know I won't be leaving here
I know I won't be leaving here
I know I won't be leaving here
I know I won't be leaving here with you

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butterflykiss84
04-12-2004

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Awesome song!! I don't get the contradiction in it though?

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light_up_light_up
04-13-2004

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this song makes me wanna dance! the riff is jus so damn catchy!

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boss_2k
04-17-2004

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Saw them live recently- before they played it, they explained it.

'Franz Ferdinand' are named after the guy who was shot, a minor incident in Eastern Europe that lead to the outbreak of World War 1. Ferdinand and his wife were shot at the same time; the song talks about the moment between his wife being shot and him dying- he feels he might as well be dead, "Come on, take me out!", his wife's murders have left him 'broken, shattered I lie'.

A very melancholy for such a upbeat song with such a funky riff.

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Aneurysm1985
05-01-2004

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Excellent song.

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impact__
05-08-2004

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Ditto

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OpinionHead
05-10-2004

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Great song then...nice little history lesson. What of the video? Did it contain any imagery to suggest its meaning? I remember seeing a lot of old school imagery like bareknuckle boxers from near the start of the last century. I really like the switch of guitar play about a quarter of the way through. It's a sound I haven't heard before, very catchy and unusual.

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Germinator
05-13-2004

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great song.
one of the guys lived in austria for i dont know about 4 years or something. thats why they have german elements in their songs. great band and awesome song

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insaint
05-16-2004

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actually he lived in Munich, Germany

thanks for the explanation boss_2k!

even better song now

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Mike_Spike
05-26-2004

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It is quite sad if you focus on the lyrics... I also like the bit when the beat slows down, just before the main riff comes in.

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geekusa
05-27-2004

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The thought didn't even cross my mind that this song would be about Franz Ferdinand. I never would have figured that out! Thanks!

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maggotbrain
05-30-2004

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i saw the song on mtv and was kind of disappointed. it's cool that they're opening up to the mainstream. i still like them as indie. it's good. mtv sucks though.

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Kilo
06-01-2004

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Oh, god, not the MTV thing again. I really don't see what the problem is; sure, all the shows suck, but what does that have to do with the videos they play? And if it wasn't on MTV, where else would you see it? VH1 only plays "adult-alternative". All the other music videos are owned by MTV. Launch is nice, but I like to watch videos before they get ran through the grain-o-filter. Near as I can tell, the only reason that a band would stay permanently underground is that NO ONE WANTS TO LISTEN TO THEM. Getting accepted into mainstream is a reflection that it at least sounds good, even if people don't fully appreciate what they're listening to. Unless you make it a point to listen to things that no one else could enjoy, be prepared to hear more of your favorite bands on the radio, or even(GASP!) MTV. I mean, you never hear Juggaloes complain about ICP selling out.

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man on tv
06-05-2004

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well first of all, mtv does suck, kilo does have a very good point, but the thing about underground is wrong, and last but not least ICP sucks

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Tristax!
06-08-2004

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Best song of 2004....

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28064212
06-10-2004

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I love this song so much though I feel like a frickin poser not having listened to anything else they have done. I'm hoping to get their cd soon. The music video is their own artistic views and stuff, I love it a lot.

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chewbecca
06-14-2004

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i love this song.....and it's cool that it's about franz ferdinand himself.......:-)

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gop524
06-14-2004

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I went to their live show the other day. At first I did have any tickets, but i met the lead singer in this hot dog place before the show-he was so cool-he put me and my friends on the special guest list and we got in free while tickets were selling for $70 each!!

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maggotbrain
06-14-2004

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what I mean about the mtv thing is, now all the teenybopper idiots might like this band. They're a very good band, one of my favourites... it's just that it's kind of weird to think if teenyboppers/the mtv generation would really like this band.

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maggotbrain
06-14-2004

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i just read all of kilo's message, and i agree to some parts.

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TuffGhost
06-15-2004

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i'm sorry but ICP is a super shitty band. also a video doesn't make a song good. there are many underground bands that no one knows that are fantastic. like the unicorns, tv on the radio, or the oxford collapse.

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Tristax!
06-16-2004

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I figured TuffGhost would mention the Unicorns.

I think it's great that this song got some play on MTV. And I don't understand why people get so angry when MTV plays their favorite band... It's not like the teeny-boppers going to thwart your secret elitist schemes.

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TuffGhost
06-16-2004

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haha, you know it, the unicorns are a really fun banc

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Emmzi99
06-17-2004

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Wow, Boss 2K, I never really thought of it like that. This is how I took the song
(Quote from Alex from FranzFerdinand.org): "This song is about the tensions between two people, in a sexual sense. That situation when two people are in love with each other but neither will admit it, as if they’d take rejection over acceptance just to end the tension in the situation. "
I think they meant for the song to have more than one possible interpretation, and I also vaguely recall a quote of Alex's where he said he liked abiguity in songs, as it meant the meaning belongs to the listener rather than the performer (or something along those lines).

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Emmzi99
06-17-2004

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But some of the lines do make more sense with the 'Franz & Sopia' interpretation of it!

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pinstripe
06-17-2004

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this is not one of the best off the album, but its still amazing

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