Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term
crosshair
Aug 10, 2008 16:28: NancyLynn changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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explanation
it is the cross you see when aiming a firearm...
(100% sure about what the word means!)
I found this additional information, regarding the song itself:
Franz Ferdinand took inspiration for their name from a racehorse called "The Archduke Ferdinand." After seeing the horse race on TV they began to discuss Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination triggered World War 1. They decided it would be a good band name because of its sound and the implications of the Archduke's death.
This song is about a sniper. The lyrics begin "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." http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4387
From this interpretation, I understand that it means I am really close to you, in your sight - or you are in my sight...
(in another context you could say "I am a heartbeat away", here it is "I am a crosshair away")
I am really not sure if this interpretation is valid, it is just a suggestion from what I understand from these explanations...
the crossing lines in the eyepiece of a firearm that are used to aim the weapon
Telescopic sights for firearms, generally just called scopes, are probably the device most often associated with crosshairs. Motion pictures and the media often use a view through crosshairs as a dramatic device, which has given crosshairs wide cultural exposure.
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-08-10 16:32:12 GMT)
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More of the context:
So if you're lonely
You know I'm here waiting for you
I'm just a cross-hair
I'm just a shot away from you
And if you leave here
You leave me broken
shattered alive
I'm just a cross-hair
I'm just a shotten we can die
I know I won't be leaving here
With you
Here when he says: I'm just a shot away from you - its also referring to the theme of shooting a weapon
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José J. Martínez
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Gary D
: my sight is fixed on you and all you have to do is pull the trigger(say you want me) and I will be there,
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