The Quiet Cage - Lucent Ashes

“The Quiet Cage” explores emotional confinement, silence, and inner tension.
A slow unfolding of pressure and fragility, where stillness becomes almost overwhelming.
It is less about escape — and more about feeling what cannot be said.

The Quiet Cage – Lyrics

There’s a shadow in the attic of my mind It rattles all the trunks against the wall I hear it pacing as the daytime falls behind And the night begins to crawl I feed it with the worries left unspoken Water it with tears nobody sees And pray by morning that the lock won’t be broken So it won’t get out and breathe

So I wear this easy smile, it’s just a thin disguise A well-rehearsed performance in the light And my laughter’s just the sound of my goodbyes To the thoughts I fight inside I’m a portrait of the peace I cannot make With this creature I have learned to entertain And if the mask should slip, for heaven’s sake Just don’t ask me to explain

In a room full of laughter, I’m blending I follow the script as the meaning drains While in my chest, a silent beast is crying And chewing through its chains It’s heavy lifting, keep this mask unbroken Building walls where everyone sees doors The brightest face can hide the creature smiling A shadow monster pacing on all fours

Sometimes I wonder what would happen If I let the monster taste the sun If I stopped holding down the anchor And let myself come undone But the world loves a perfect weather So I stitch the seams back tight And trade my storm for hidden tether And sleep alone with it at night

Oh, nobody knows The quiet cage where the monster grows And the tired heart that nobody sees Behind the smile I chose So let the record show I fought the fight I couldn’t show With a monster in the dark And a song … that I sing alone.