Auf Achse is a song about unrequited love by the band Franz Ferdinand, from the album Franz Ferdinand. "Auf Achse" literally means "on the axle" in German, a common metaphor for "on the road" and also the title of a 1980s TV series about truckers. Unrequited love is love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is desired. ... Franz Ferdinand [ pronounced approxiamtely Frunds Fehr-dee-nund, IPA (FrÊŒnds FerdinÊŒnd), as in German and not as in English ] are a British rock band from Glasgow, named after the archduke of Austria whose assassination sparked World War I. As of 2006, Franz Ferdinand is composed of Alexander Kapranos... Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Glasgow indie rock band Franz Ferdinand released in early 2004. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...

The last lines reference Jesus's crucifixion: Jesus (8-2 BC/BCE — 29-36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. ... Artistic depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus. ...

And now I'm nailed above you, gushing from my side

It's with your sins that you have killed me

Thinking of your sins I die

Thinking how you'd let them touch you

How you'd never realise

That I'm ripped and hang forsaken

Knowing never I will rise again