We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

about

The hardest and most valuable lesson I have ever learned is to question even my base assumptions. The fact of the matter is that we are all indoctrinated. Though the term “indoctrination” has acquired a negative connotation for past generations, indoctrination is not inherently bad. It’s how we learn to do everything from dress ourselves to shake hands. Indoctrination is at the core of every culture, every society, every collective, and has equal potential to be sustaining and destructive. It is necessary. Most of us will have been indoctrinated by loving and well-meaning parents. Others won’t have been so lucky. Regardless, most of us will experience conflict in our lives where experiences or beliefs butt right up against our indoctrination. The immediate response is visceral, and truly availing yourself to questioning your base assumptions is difficult and taxing. Doing so is SO important. I cannot understate how important it is to question your core beliefs/understanding of the world. Why? Because if you cannot question them, then you cannot shed them if they are wrong, and wrong core beliefs are the source of the worst pain and conflict that humanity has ever seen. Everything horrible from terrorism and genocide to the indifference of good men is perpetuated via indoctrination. Never assume you’re not susceptible.

Also addressed in this song is the concept of willful ignorance. Those who would rather not know things that challenge them to adapt their perspective are willfully ignorant. To those people I would say, ignorance is ignorance, whether you are comfortable there or not.

lyrics

Love, tell me no lies
I can see it in your eyes
love’s a ghost, love’s a prison here

in this world we made
we must make room for the grave
of a one that we both hold dear

Broken eyes don’t cry
Never say goodbye
Let you waste your time on me…

We’re made to believe
that the truth will set you free
then we’re taught not to wander far

from the fold we know,
even though in letting go
we might see beyond our own scars

broken eyes don’t cry
never say goodbye
let you waste your time on me…

go and make your way
or you won’t live to say
I’ve done all that I can do here

don’t regret the cost, love
‘cause life is full of loss
speak your truth and the world will hear

broken eyes don’t cry
never say goodbye
let you waste your time on me…
broken eyes don’t cry
never say goodbye
let you waste your life…

credits

from LIFE EP, released June 1, 2018
Released June 1, 2018
Written by Maggie Cocco
Produced by Benjamin Warsaw

Voice and guitar recorded by Joseph Horsch at CAD Studios, Leonard, MI
Voice, guitar, and bass recorded by Benjamin Warsaw in Murfreesboro, TN
Drums and keyboard recorded by Brandon Salewsky in Massilon, OH

Voice, Maggie Cocco
Acoustic Guitar, Neil Eby
Electric Guitar, Benjamin Warsaw
Bass, Benjamin Warsaw
Drums and Keyboards, Brandon Salwesky
license
all rights reserved

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Maggie Cocco's Science for Sociopaths image

Maggie Cocco's Science for Sociopaths San Francisco, California

Sometimes you need a cheerleader, sometimes you need a shoulder to cry on, and sometimes you just need a reality check on the way to becoming your best self. Science for Sociopaths is creating music for those who need it most in the style of Sheryl Crow/Melissa Etheridge/Sarah McLachlan. ... more

contact / help

Contact Maggie Cocco's Science for Sociopaths

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Maggie Cocco's Science for Sociopaths, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring Riley Pinkerton (aka The Rat Queen) from the theatrical NYC rockers, Castle Rat.
listen now