from the album Secret TreatiesThe clock strikes twelve and moondrops burstOut at you from their hiding placeLike acid and oil on a madman's faceHis reason tends to fly awayLike lesser birds on the four windsLike silver scrapes in MayNow the sands become a crustAnd most of you have gone awayCome Susy dear, let's take a walkJust out there upon the beachI know you'll soon be marriedAnd you want to know where the winds come fromWell it's never said at allOn the map that Carrie readsBehind the clock back there you knowAt the four winds barHey, hey, hey, heyFour winds at the four winds barTwo doors locked and windows barredOne door let to take you inThe other one just mirrors itHey, hey, hey, heyIn hellish glare and inferenceThe other one's a duplicateThe queenly flux, eternal lightOr the light that never warms [repeat twice]The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burstOut at you from their hiding placeMiss Carrie nurse and Suzy dearWould find themselves at the four winds barIt's the nexus of the crisisThe origin of stormsJust the place to hopelesslyEncounter time and then came meHey, hey, hey, heyCall me Desdenova, eternal lightThese gravely digs of mineWill surely prove a sightAnd don't forget my dog, fixed and consequentAstronomy...a star [repeat indefinitely]