The Strongest Wind That Blows

I start to know the strongest wind that blows
 The thing that until now I only read about
 New structure eating up the old
 The process we all have this nameless dread about
 Cold shoals
 Their bloodless arms enfold
 The earthen engines moan
 Corruption, the feast out in the cold
 Everybody leaves this dance alone
 Lashed up, clinging to a thing
 The nights are drawing in, that there's no doubt about
 Wild rapture: the old familiar code
 This brute reflex is nothing much to shout about
 Pegged out, pulling down the stone
 Botched, brave and alone
 Fierce lustre blistering the soul
 Mourning for those I will never know
 Stake out, cops inside a van
 To test a theory that the world is credible
 My brains boiling in a pan
 Tests have shown they prove to be inedible
 Own up
 The terrifying trees
 Will shake the leaves around
 Dumbstruck
 Starts at every sound
 Everybody needs somebody now