We could plan a murder Or start a religion. We shot the bird with the black MP Babylon fading In the calm calculus of reason We could plan a murder Or start a religion. It's catholic Heaven Discovery tents, backyard fences, rain, Thunder, backyard fences, Penny-arcade Then we hear a whistle like a bison's pipe And the carnival immediately begins Angels and sailors rich girls, half gallons of wine and six-packs of beer. Dreams watching each other narrowly, soft luxuriant cars. Girls in garages, stripped out to get liquor and clothes. We could plan a murder Or start a religion.