The Comfort of the Cage - (Just Handle The Lies!), Song 3 of 3

TITLE: The Comfort of the Cage - (Just Handle The Lies!), Song 3 of 3 ALBUM: The Vault of Reason BY: Praxis & Blackdraft - Human Moments, Digital Hands LANE: Conspiracy Lane - Vol III DURATION: 4:44 BPM: 110 GENRE: Gothic Rock, Darkwave, Post-Punk - Lyrics by Blackdraft - [Intro] [Verse 1] We punch the clock and stand in line... We swallow dirt and call it fine... They build the walls to block the view... And we pretend we never knew... We trade the street to find a floor... We keep our mouths shut at the door... As long as nothing has to change... We love the safety of the cage... [Chorus] You offered truth we could not bear... We chose the quiet comfort there... If you cannot have... what you love... Then you'd better love... what you have... JUST HANDLE THE LIES! JUST HANDLE THE LIES! JUST HANDLE THE LIES! [Verse 2] We count the pennies in the dirt... We swallow pride and hide the hurt... The rules are rigged to keep us low... And we just nod and play the show... You own the key... we own the lock... We chained ourselves to every block... We take the trash they hand us down... To keep the peace across the town... [Bridge] And we refused to see the mark... We chose to look away... We chose to look away... We lock the door... We close the book... We never look... [Chorus] You offered truth we could not bear... We chose the quiet comfort there... If you cannot have... what you love... Then you'd better love... what you have... JUST HANDLE THE LIES! JUST HANDLE THE LIES! JUST HANDLE THE LIES! [Outro] We choose to look away... Away... Away... Away... Away... Away... [End] === (The Vault of Reason, The Comfort of the Cage, by Praxis & Blackdraft. Lyrics by Blackdraft) === Track 3: The Comfort of the Cage - "Just Handle The Lies!", Song 3 of 3 • Song Background Information (Inside Stuff): Arranged at 110 BPM, driven by expansive alt-rock aesthetics, airy palm-muted Chiaroscuro guitars, analog synth pads, and a Starvation Diet fade-out protocol. Finalized at Version 14 (c7 branch) after rewriting and purging all computer/digital terms and simple metaphors, securing a stark, street-level realism that resolves cleanly into acoustic space. o What it's about: The tragic, haunting synthesis of the trilogy, shifting the lens away from the rulers in Keeper's Silence and the rebels in An Open F U to focus squarely on the general public. The narrator explores the heavy, collective psychological weariness of everyday existence, where punching the clock and swallowing dirt feel safer than facing the vertigo of true freedom. It captures a profound existential dread: the terrifying realization that people are not just victims of systemic deceit, but active participants who choose willful ignorance and the cozy safety of the cage because the alternative is simply too painful to bear. o What we tried to do: We deployed the trilogy anchor phrase with a weary, exhausted fatigue (“JUST HANDLE THE LIES!”). Rather than acting as the elite psychological check heard in Keeper's Silence or the violent working-class weapon unleashed in An Open F U, it becomes a mantra of compliance, a tired surrender where the masses repeat the phrase back to themselves like a sedative, locking their own cage doors before the song fades entirely into the acoustic void. This album was inspired by: Original Online Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/1tvwgzu/an_open_letter_to_those_in_the_know_this_is_no/ FULL ALBUM LINK: https://suno.com/playlist/1c31611f-b23d-4b03-831d-a22512ba26c2 The Vault of Reason | 13:01 Mins: A dark gothic post-punk trilogy dissecting systemic gatekeeping through elite silence, working-class fury, and tragic compliance. Blackdraft sound.