[Verse 1]
Don't be so arrogant
You ain't no different
To anyone I've met
We're all the heroes in our own film
Or maybe the villain in someone else's
[Verse 2]
The Ned Flanders to someone's Homer
The Cobain to someone's Courtney
It's the weight of this comforting thought
That keeps the gun locked safe in the drawer
[Verse 3]
Don't be so destructive
You ain't no different
To anyone I've met
We're all fighting our own battles
Struggling to swallow some salty regrets
[Verse 4]
We all got a Caliban
And an Ariel fixed up in our minds
Dissecting every choice we make
Like some teenage cheerleader barking at the gate, I say
[Chorus]
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Compassion, compassion, oh
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Is my weapon of-
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Co-co-co-co-co-co
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Is my weapon of choice
[Verse 5]
Don't feel so guilty
You've not had a thought
Someone else hasn't had
And if by some chance you did
Then that should be enough to die happy man
[Verse 6]
We're all drowning in this darkness
That you see despite all our progress
Never seems to thin no matter
How long on this rock we're spinning so I preach
[Chorus]
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Compassion, compassion, oh
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Is my weapon of-
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Co-co-co-co-co-co
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Is my weapon of choice
[Chorus]
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Compassion, compassion, oh
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Is my weapon of-
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Co-co-co-co-co-co
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Is my weapon of-
[Chorus]
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Compassion, compassion, oh
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Is my weapon of-
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Co-co-co-co-co-co
Compassion, compassion, compassion
Is my weapon of choice