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Death Cab for Cutie - Plans/Narrow Stairs Quiz


This quiz is on the songs from Death Cab for Cutie's albums "Plans" and "Narrow Stairs".

A multiple-choice quiz by Megatron123. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Megatron123
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
305,243
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Sorrow drips into your heart through a pinhole, just like a faucet that leaks and there is comfort in the sound, but while you debate half-empty or half-full, slowly it rises, your love is gonna drown". Which song is this lyric from? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "But I couldn't think of anywhere I would've rather been, to watch it all burn away" is a lyric from which song? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which song from "Narrow Stairs" has a four and a half minute introduction? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks, then ..." What song title finishes this lyric? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "It's hard to see your way out, when you live in a house in a house, 'cause you don't realize, that the windows were open the whole time." What song is this lyric from? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "And it came to me that every plan is a tiny prayer to Father Time." Which song is this lyric from? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Finish the lyric: "I cannot pretend that I felt any regret, because each broken heart will eventually mend ..." Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which song is this lyric from? "His head was a city of paper buildings in the echoes that remained." Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What song is this lyric from? "And as the flashbulbs burst, she holds a smile, like someone would hold, a crying child." Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "In my head there's a Greyhound Station, where I send my thoughts to far off destinations, so they may have a chance of finding a place where they're far more suited than here." This lyric is from which song? Hint



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1. "Sorrow drips into your heart through a pinhole, just like a faucet that leaks and there is comfort in the sound, but while you debate half-empty or half-full, slowly it rises, your love is gonna drown". Which song is this lyric from?

Answer: Marching Bands of Manhattan

This is the chorus for "Marching Bands of Manhattan", featured on "Plans". "Plans" was released in 2005, and was described by a band member as the "exhale" if the previous album "Transatlanticism" was the "inhale".
2. "But I couldn't think of anywhere I would've rather been, to watch it all burn away" is a lyric from which song?

Answer: Grapevine Fires

"Grapevine Fires" is featured on "Narrow Stairs". This album was released on May 13, 2008 in the United States. It is Death Cab for Cutie's first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200, and was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award, "Best Alternative Music Album".
3. Which song from "Narrow Stairs" has a four and a half minute introduction?

Answer: I Will Possess Your Heart

"I Will Possess Your Heart" altogether is eight and a half minutes long. Of course, the radio edit cuts the introduction down to under one minute. Despite the concern from fans that the album version introduction was "too long", it was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award for "Best Rock Song".
4. "If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks, then ..." What song title finishes this lyric?

Answer: I Will Follow You Into the Dark

If you want to get technical, the lyric is actually "I'll follow you into the dark." This "Plans" single has already been covered by several bands including Dead Lemming Lounge and Hella Fly Cool Kids.
5. "It's hard to see your way out, when you live in a house in a house, 'cause you don't realize, that the windows were open the whole time." What song is this lyric from?

Answer: Talking Bird

The entire song "Talking Bird", featured on "Narrow Stairs", talks of the narrator's symbolic pet bird. This lyric refers to the bird's cage inside of its owner's house ("live in a house in a house"). Throughout the song, the talking bird grows more unsure about whether it wants to stay in its cage or fly out the constantly open windows.
6. "And it came to me that every plan is a tiny prayer to Father Time." Which song is this lyric from?

Answer: What Sarah Said

This lyric is actually the band's explanation for the title of the album its on, "Plans". Death Cab for Cutie's lead singer, Ben Gibbard, explains that the title comes from one of his favorite "dark jokes": "How do you make God laugh? You make a plan. Nobody ever makes a plan that they're gonna go out and get hit by a car."
7. Finish the lyric: "I cannot pretend that I felt any regret, because each broken heart will eventually mend ..."

Answer: and as the blood runs red down the needle and thread ...

"Someday You Will Be Loved", written by Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla, is featured on "Plans". It's a type of ballad that tells the story of an unrepentant break-up.
8. Which song is this lyric from? "His head was a city of paper buildings in the echoes that remained."

Answer: Long Division

"Long Division", heard on "Narrow Stairs", was written by Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla, and Jason McGerr. Death Cab for Cutie's preceding tour for "Narrow Stairs" was named after this song.
9. What song is this lyric from? "And as the flashbulbs burst, she holds a smile, like someone would hold, a crying child."

Answer: Cath

After the release of "Narrow Stairs", Death Cab for Cutie performed "Cath" on the talk show "Late Night With Conan O'Brien."
10. "In my head there's a Greyhound Station, where I send my thoughts to far off destinations, so they may have a chance of finding a place where they're far more suited than here." This lyric is from which song?

Answer: Soul Meets Body

"Soul Meets Body" is a single from "Plans", along with "Crooked Teeth" and "I Will Follow You Into the Dark".
Source: Author Megatron123

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