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Sanguine Truth

by The Casual Dots

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ottobratte
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ottobratte Absolutely amazing! I can't believe theres a second record! I loved the first one so much and anything Christina does! Favorite track: Palindrome.
Smiley McGrouchpants Jr. Esq. III
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Smiley McGrouchpants Jr. Esq. III This is really good. Right from the very first. It's nice to hear Christina's overwhelming unambivalent confidence again.

Great! Great. A welcome return.

Awesome, gang!

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😎 Favorite track: The Frequency of Fear.
John Isaacson
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John Isaacson I'm a latecomer to Christina Billotte's musical skills in Slant 6. I'm particularly entranced by the soulful vocals on Live For Yourself. Favorite track: Live For Yourself.
grant horwood
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grant horwood in honesty, this is more like a cross between the casual dots' second album and quix*o*tic's third album. that's a good thing.
marc_ian
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marc_ian If Repeater and Chairs Missing had a daughter, it would be The Casual Dots. Favorite track: The Setting Sunrise.
Ben Parrish
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Ben Parrish A timeless album that I will probably be listening to for the rest of my life. 10/10
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1.
Sitting in the tub, you’re washing your hair Oh sure, it seems like you might not even care But it’s draining, sucking out your life force Resist wickedness, wickedness on the r-i-i-ise The frequency of fear Consciously you don’t even know The vibration is so very low It’s all around but you cannot even hear it Don’t tune into it, don’t tune into fe-earrrr That frequency’s so clear Oh sure you think you’re exempt You follow policies and show your contempt While they are stealing your soul A non-stop campaign of fear You have to take possession of your own mind Or they will drive you to fi-i-ind The frequency of fear Placating fear with power and greed Never satisfies fear Never satisfies need You must remember
2.
I saw you out walking We stopped and were talking I asked you directions You said: "We're going the same way (Gypsum mortar) What's your name? Mine's the same" So you took my hand And I fell into a dream So tired of all of life's travails And I fell so sound asleep By the time I woke up We were sailing far to sea And every step I tried to make Crumbled underneath my feet I stopped and with clear eyes I saw through all your lies Suddenly, I realized Oh no: I don't know who you are (Gypsum mortar) Who's to blame It's a shame Was it trick or treat Did you plan this grand deceit? I can't believe the fool I was Falling for this make believe Living life that way Fooling everyone one you meet You try to hide the shame inside Only truth can set you free
3.
What would you say if I told one day That the world may not always be Would you try to twist signs and falsely define The things that you see? You tell me they don't appreciate the world that we live in Don't you believe that they ought to reprieve their souls? It's only writing on the wall But they refuse to see at all When those in power play their money games They ruin this world, they ruin for all Open your eyes to the setting sunrise Of a world that's deeply forlorn Our place in the sun could finally become Lost to the sea When we realize as the waters rise, nothing last forever Bringing us back to the possible fact, sadly It's only writing on the wall But money talks, it makes the call When those in power have no conscience They ruin this world, they ruin for all They don't really care It's a mad affair
4.
You've got to live for yourself You can't live for anybody else No one should make you feel a fool cut you down No one you love should every push you around Because nobody (Nobody) Nobody (Nobody) Nobody (Nobody) In this world should do that to you (Do that to you) There are people in this world Who will try to own you, crush your soul They are coming from a place of fear So you can't let them, steer clear my dear Because nobody (Nobody) Nobody (Nobody) Nobody (Nobody) In this world should do that to you Do that to you Once I had a guy, once I had a guy, not so kind He told me what to do, what to do all the time Told me who I was, wanted me to live for him and nobody else But I got wise, took back my life, and kicked him out of the house Cause you've got to live for yourself You can't live for anybody else Don't let 'em tear you down and crush your soul That's not the right way to live, you know Because nobody (Nobody) Should cut you down to size And nobody (Nobody) Needs to put you in your place And nobody (Nobody) You've just got to realize Nobody ooh! Nobody (Nobody) Nobody (Nobody) Nobody (Nobody) In this world should do that to you
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Instrumental
6.
I'm gonna say something you probably won't be happy with I feel your pain, your shame, your motivations You better believe me I can see clearly And I feel your anger and your jealousy It's in your soul You can't hide it!
7.
Descending 03:46
Taking a walk past your house tonight The air is cold and the moon is high Picked up the pieces that you threw away Memories of a goal lost today I wish you weren't so far away I wish this wasn't just another day Sitting in darkness by the fire The words we spoke together never stopped Feelings lie, they don't go away Music from another time, delayed I walked with you through the luring night Arm and arm, we were out of sight I looked inside your mind, I saw A lovely picture filled with light, diffused But now the world has changed so much A bitter sweet and salty sanguine truth Oh no, it wasn't what you wanted to be Tomorrow wasn't what you wanted to see "Please don't forget me," he said without guile "Never regret me," she said with a smile
8.
Palindrome 04:02
I thought that maybe you were still here But now I know you're gone forever They took your sweetness and they squashed it They broke your mind, they knew no better Tangled your heart with violence and grief Projected sins upon your living That they were wrong is no consolation A broken mind is not forgiving In dreams I ask you if you've found relief No longer bound by worldly beliefs And so we sit here contemplating Wishing we could have loved you better To shine some light upon your shadow To show you every day's a new day The world just keeps on going on without you Remembering the child you once were
9.
In the mourning after Hearts and lives are broke They've gotta wash away the blood Reliving trauma And violence How could you have a chance? No vision given to change circumstance Poverty can be so cruel! Seen through a lens Just a few miles away A scene on the screen, it welcomes the day But what do we know About living this way? Reliving trauma Imagine How could you live free? How could you be snug in your bed When visions of violence dance in you head? In the mourning after Justice flows like molasses They washed the blood away
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Instrumental

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released September 23, 2022

Produced and mixed by Guy Picciotto and The Casual Dots
Recorded and mixed at Inner Ear Studios
Engineered by Don Zientara
Vocals and additional instrumentation produced and
engineered by Eli Crews at Figure 8 Studios
Mastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering

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The Casual Dots Washington, D.C.

The Casual Dots are a trio formed in Washington, DC in 2002, featuring Christina Billotte (Slant 6, Quixotic, Autoclave) on vocals and guitar, Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill, Frumpies) on guitar and backing vocals, and Steve Dore (Snoozers, Deep Lust) on drums. ... more

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