Emily Hall - Compassion Is Progress Lyrics

The sun again will rise
Giving love and light
Like in years before
To village fields of grass
To cities made of glass
It touches all the world

Yet, humanity sings the song
Of generations gone by
Are we free?
Are we home?
Are we there yet?
And if not,
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why? Why? Why?

And all I want to express
All I want to express
Compassion is
Compassion is
Compassion is
Compassion is
Progress

Learn to build the bridge
Learn to build the bridge

And still we're waging wars
And still we're building walls
And still we're trying to buy happiness
From crowded shopping malls

If you can taste the pollution
That's consuming the skies
If you can put down your wallet
And open your eyes

We're not free
We're not home
We're not there yet, no
We're not free
We're not home
We're not there

And all I want to express
All I want to express
Compassion is
Compassion is
Compassion is
Compassion is
Progress

Learn to build the bridge
Learn to build the bridge

We need more than coexistence
We need more than tolerance
Cuz all forms of division
Just breed ignorance
We need respect and we need justice
For those who've done no wrong
We need heads, hands, and hearts
Wide open
To accept the love that's been there
All along, all along
Love has been here all along

And all I want to express
All I want to express
Compassion is
Compassion is
Compassion is
Compassion is
Progress