Cradle the Monster

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"**Cradle the Monster**" is an October Noir song included on their third album *Fate, Wine, & Wisteria*, released in 2021. This track is very speedy with really fast singing, unusual for October Noir. It is about the cancel culture - that is - going on an revenge against anyone that acts like a monster, whether it be a witch, Dracula, Nazi, or a mob, that would storm the places like a frankenstein or a castle while killing pedophiles (those who love children). 'Cradle the monster' is said 36 times in the song - 12 times during mid-song choruses and 24 times right before it ends.

"Cradle the Monster" is the only track of the album where Paul Bento plays the guitar, helping the speedy nature of this song.

## Lyrics

Gather all your people

Torches and pitchforks

Time to storm the castle

the Witch or Dracula

Blinding circumcision

Social Media

Hunted without questions

of Sheep and mice, they are

(Whoa)

The ugly and the evil

(Comes)

From those who seem normal

(Trust)

Your innocence the weapon

(Doubt)

Their deception's your own demise

Cradle the Monster

Cradle the Monster

Cradle the Monster

Cradle the Monster

Cradle the Monster

Cradle the Monster

Labels thrown

oh so loosely

Labels thrown

oh so loosely

Misogynistic bigot

Trans and homophobe

Heed warnings, I'm just a

man and an asshole

Nazi or a racist

if you don't conform

Respect everyone

but kill pedophilia

(Whoa)

The ugly and the evil

(Comes)

From those who seem normal

(Trust)

Your innocence the weapon

(Doubt)

Their deception's your own demise

Cradle the Monster

Cradle the Monster

Cradle the Monster

Cradle the Monster

Cradle the Monster

Cradle the Monster

Labels thrown

oh so loosely

Labels thrown

oh so loosely

Fooled by magicians

How easy herds will sway

A creature created

the debt will soon be paid

Mob rules and violence

Avoiding all debate

Control with silence

Fear what it awakes

(Cradle the Monster)

(Cradle the Monster)

(Cradle the Monster)

(Cradle the Monster)

(Cradle the Monster)

(Cradle the Monster)

Cradle the Monster

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Cradle the Monster

## Personnel

* **Tom Noir** – vocals, bass, writing, production
* Doug Lane – backing vocals, writing, production
* Daniel Stickz Bryant – drums, backing vocals
* Justin Thompson – keyboards
* Paul Bento – guitar, production
* Wicked Wind Music – engineering, mixing, mastering, production

1. "The Haunting"
2. "Volatile"
3. "Trinity"
4. "Alpha Omega"
5. "Exhume"
6. "Silicon"
7. "Deep Woods"
8. "Vertebra Seraphim"
9. "Feel Heart Love"
10. "Beautifool"

1. "Tombstones"
2. "Burn"
3. "Spellbound"
4. "Little Drummer Boy"
5. "Symmetry"
6. "Black Light"
7. "Lavender"
8. "The Veil"
9. "Her Dark Embrace"
10. "Cauterize"

2. "Windows"
3. "Reverence (Make You Love)"
4. "Effigy"
5. "Wine"
6. "Persephone"
7. "Serendipity"
8. "Wanderlust"
9. "**Cradle the Monster**"
10. "Wisteria"
11. "Sistinas"
12. "Proverbs"
 ***Letters to Existence***

1. "Spring"
2. "Endless Lonely"
3. "A Halo Hung from Horns"
4. "Forever Haunt"
5. "Deja View"
6. "Summer to Autumn"
7. "Clench"
8. "Tourniquet"
9. "For Honor"
10. "Flash Paper Matches"
11. "She's Gone"
12. "Winter"

* "Pictures of Matchstick Men (RIPeter)"
* "Lips Like Sugar"
* "Wicked Game"
* "Race War"
* "Cry Little Sister"
* "Love You to Death"
* "Crimson and Clover"
* "Nights in White Satin"