The End of Civilization as We Know It

The End of Civilization as We Know It 

Question is, how many carpets did you see flying in close formation? 

Question is, which hand would you use 

If you were asked to choke yourself for the sake of civilization? 

The real question is, if you could only use one hand 

Would you still make an attempt to go through with it? 

To be or not to be 

That isn't even the question anymore 

And about your soul or your ghost — listen to me, carefully —  

If it has too long a neck 

The urge to have a hand ringing it 

Would be irresistible 

All we really know is that one day the fate of all frogs 

Hung on two frogs 

And the last remaining mosquito came in from the cold 

For one last look at blood 

And found that it was just too delicious to resist 

All we really know is that the underside of the world 

Really is kind of flat, and now the planet thumps in the night 

As it goes round and round 

Because that's what happens when you 

Scrape the hell off the bottom of the world 

So, the real question is 

If you could only use one hand 

Would it be okay 

As long as you can still 

Give someone the finger?