[Intro]
Why do people shed all of those tears?
And send small teddy bears, too?
To celebrity funeral shows
And act collectively blue
[Chorus]
Conspicuous compassion
Has gone out of control
Projecting one's ego
And pretending it's so
[Verse 1]
Morning sickness is for the lonely crowd
A new religion or drug
It makes good reading in bad magazines
And makes their buyers feel smug
I heard a star from the brrakfast TV
Became suddenly ill
And all the viewers were asked to partake
You know their whole world stood still
[Chorus]
Conspicuous compassion
Has gone out of control
Projecting one's ego
And pretending it's so
[Chorus]
Conspicuous compassion
Has gone out of control
Projecting one's ego
And pretending it's so
[Bridge]
We are not helping
Anyone with our grief
We could do good
And maybe finally find peace
[Chorus]
Conspicuous compassion
Has gone out of control
Projecting one's ego
And pretending it's so