Sandy Pearlman - Astronomy lyrics

The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst Out at you from their hiding place Like acid and oil on a madman's face His reason tends to fly away Like lesser birds on the four winds Like silver scrapes in May Now the sands become a crust And most of you have gone away Come Susy dear, let's take a walk Just out there upon the beach I know you'll soon be married And you want to know where the winds come from Well it's never said at all On the map that Carrie reads Behind the clock back there you know At the four winds bar Hey, hey, hey, hey Four winds at the four winds bar Two doors locked and windows barred One door let to take you in The other one just mirrors it Hey, hey, hey, hey In hellish glare and inference The other one's a duplicate The queenly flux, eternal light Or the light that never warms [repeat twice] The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst Out at you from their hiding place Miss Carrie nurse and Suzy dear Would find themselves at the four winds bar It's the nexus of the crisis The origin of storms Just the place to hopelessly Encounter time and then came me Hey, hey, hey, hey Call me Desdenova, eternal light These gravely digs of mine Will surely prove a sight And don't forget my dog, fixed and consequent Astronomy...a star [repeat indefinitely]