How to Guide the Ego

Here we go again, You talking all that nonsense— But let me put you on, my friend. How to kill an ego? This thing that keeps you going, This thing that makes you tell yourself, I'm the best. I deserve this. The same thing that lets you rip through lives, Limb from limb, Yet also lets you save one, When things are looking grim. How to kill an ego? You want to know? Let me tell you the ways. But first— Think of life. Think of your purpose here, right now. Think of that ego steering you clear Of the goals you say you want to achieve. So what do we do? Try to kill it? No—there ain’t no stopping it. So let’s see if we can guide it, Live in harmony with it. I want you to think of something important, Something that sets your soul on fire. Now attach your ego to it— Let it drive you higher. See, that ego is always moving, Flying around, landing next, Figuring out whose life it’ll shape, Or whose it’ll wreck. That ego will take you high in the heavens, Make you sing hallelujah, Make you rich beyond measure— Or drag you into ruin. But it can also feed your family, Build your community, Set your people up for life. That ego can be self-love— Or it can be self-destruction. So how do we guide the ego? Attach it to a purpose. Make sure it's true. And when all else fails, and you don’t make it through, Look up to me, And I’ll show you the man I want to be. It’s time to stop trying to kill the ego— Maybe, just maybe, It’s time to guide it, Because if you do it right... It might just set you free.