Upper Me Lyrics - The Alan Parsons Project

The ego and the id 

Lead vocal: eric stewart 

The time has come the wild one said 

When we must all decide 

We cannot carry on this way 

And so we must divide 

The road before us runs both ways 

So which one do you choose 

But all will not go well if you refuse 

What becomes of the upper me when the fire burns in my mind 

How can I leave my ego behind 

I return to another me or I lose the will to survive 

How can I keep my hero alive 

It seems to me the wise one said 

That mountains are so high 

The river is too deep to cross 

And none of us can fly 

But I believe that compromise 

Is what is needed here 

Or surely we become the things we fear 

But the good in me don't wanna believe 

That the evil me is so 

And a voice somewhere said do as you please 

But the upper me said no, no, no, no, no, no 

What becomes of the upper me when the fire burns in my mind 

How can I leave my ego behind 

I return to another me or I lose the will to survive 

How can I keep my hero alive 

To survive 

How can I keep my hero alive