If the film had literal subtitles for its themes, they would read: .
The title and central metaphor of the movie are "subtitled" by the 1949 country classic by Leon Payne, famously recorded by Hank Williams . subtitle Lost Highway
In the song, the "lost highway" is a road of sin and regret, a warning to those who "ramble 'round" and find themselves "sorrow bound". If the film had literal subtitles for its
David Lynch uses sound as a narrative device that "subtitles" the emotional state of the characters. David Lynch uses sound as a narrative device
David Lynch adapted this concept into a "Möbius strip" narrative. The film's protagonist, Fred Madison, literally loses himself on a dark highway, escaping his reality through a "psychogenic fugue" only to end up back where he started. 2. The "Subtext" as Subtitle: Identity and Guilt