Title Track - Death Cab for Cutie

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Left uninspired by the crust of railroad earth
that touched the lead to the pages of your manuscript.
I took my thumb off the concrete and saved up all my strength
to hammer pillars for a picket fence.
It wasnt' quite what it seemed: a lack of pleasantries
(my able body isn't what it used to be).
I must admit I was charmed by your advances:
your advantage left me helplessly into you

Talking how the group had begun to splinter
and I could taste your lipstick on the filter...

I tried my best to keep my distance from your dress
but call-response overturns convictions everytime.
My memory cannot recall: a wave of alcohol
we shared a ciagraette and shave the hours off.

Talking how the group had begun to splinter
and I could taste your lipstick on the filter...

Lushing with the hallway congregation,
my best judgement signed its resignation.

I rushed this. We moved too fast, and tripped into the guestroom.

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The song "Title Track" by Death Cab for Cutie is about being taken advantage of sexually, which is relatable to Dewey Dell in As I Lay Dying. In As I lay Dying, women are not seen as worthwhile contributors to society, except for sex and pro-creating. As a result, Dewey Dell has little self-worth and her sexuality falls pray to men multiple times in the novel. This is seen when she is easily seduced by Lafe. This relates to the song because it talks about "your advantage left me helplessly into you", which is what happens with Dewey Dell; she becomes helpless in the situation. Dewey Dell gets pregnant, which threatens to destroy the family. This is the repercussions of being taken advantage of, "the group had begun to splinter". Additionally, because she is so desperate to get an abortion she easily agrees to have sex with MacGowan; Her desperation to get an abortion clouds her better judgement because she feels she has nothing else too loss, which is depicted in the song, "my best judgement signed its resignation." Dewey Dells lack of self-worth causes her to be taken advantage of, which negatively effects her and potentially her family.