The band first experienced chart success when their second single "Take Me Out" reached #3 in the UK Charts, followed by their debut album Franz Ferdinand which entered the UK album chart at #3. The band went on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize and two BRIT Awards in 2005 for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act. NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year. From the album, three top-ten singles were released, "Take Me Out", "The Dark of the Matinée" and "This Fire". The band has also received several Grammy Award nominations.
The band is named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria whose assassination was one of the main reasons for the start of the First World War. The band decided on the name after seeing a racehorse named Archduke Ferdinand win the Northumberland Plate in 2001, eventually coming to the decision as the alliteration and sound of the name appealed to them.
- Discography
Franz Ferdinand (2004)
You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Blood; Franz Ferdinand (2009)
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2009)
Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (2013)
FFS (2015) (Collaborative album with the band Sparks)
Always Ascending (2018)
Hits to the Head (2022)
Get Away
Franz Ferdinand Lyrics
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You don't have to stay so long at all
Get away from me
I keep crying your name, cut off from me
Get away from me
Your skin and bone, believe me, leave me
Get away from me
She doesn't stumble, she falls right off her feet
You think i'm a doll
When you scribble on my face
You try to poke my eyes out
Pursued as a god
Hard to replace
As you cry your evil eyes out
You twist your pretty face
As you cry your evil eyes out
You cry; yes, you cry
As you cry your evil eyes out
Get away from me
I can't feel her loose hand on my face
Get away from me
I been at it since I don't know when, I say
Get away from me
To be, how to lose
Get away from me
I see your red hue get away from me
The lyrics of “Get Away” by Franz Ferdinand are about a girl who is trying to leave a toxic relationship but is having a hard time doing so. She wants her partner to get away from her, but for some reason, she keeps reaching out to him. The desperation in her voice is palpable as she cries out his name over and over again. She admits that he is “hard to replace” and that she still loves him even though he is abusive towards her. He tries to control her every move, making her feel like a puppet. She compares her feelings to being pursued by a god – an all-powerful entity that she cannot shake, no matter how hard she tries. In the end, she sees that he is not good for her and that she needs to get away from him to be happy.
Line by Line Meaning
Get away from me
The singer urgently wants the subject to leave their presence
You don't have to stay so long at all
The subject has outstayed their welcome and should leave as soon as possible
I keep crying your name, cut off from me
The singer wants the subject to leave because they are emotionally pained by their presence
Your skin and bone, believe me, leave me
The artist wants the subject to leave because they are dissatisfied with their appearance or personality
She doesn't stumble, she falls right off her feet
The artist is comparing the subject to a clumsy person who is incapable of remaining upright
You think i'm a doll
The subject does not treat the singer as a real person with emotions and opinions
When you scribble on my face
The subject treats the singer like an object to be drawn on or vandalized
You try to poke my eyes out
The subject engages in violent and harmful behavior towards the artist
Pursued as a god
The artist is highly sought after or put on a pedestal by the subjects around them
Hard to replace
The artist's qualities or presence are highly valued and difficult to find elsewhere
As you cry your evil eyes out
The subject shows their true negative emotions and intentions towards the singer through their tears
You twist your pretty face
The subject's facade or persona is shown to be false or insincere
I can't feel her loose hand on my face
The singer is unable to feel the comforting touch of someone who is no longer present
I been at it since I don't know when, I say
The singer has been struggling or working hard for an extended period of time without pause or relief
To be, how to lose
The singer is contemplating what it means to exist or continue in a state of being when loss or failure is imminent
I see your red hue get away from me
The artist is repulsed by the subject's intense emotions or presence and wants them to leave
Contributed by Violet N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.