Looking East Lyrics - Singles - Browne Jackson

Standing in the ocean with the sun burning low in the west 

Like a fire in the cavernous darkness at the heart of the beast 

With my beliefs and possessions, stopped at the frontier in my chest 

At the edge of my country, my back to the sea, looking east 

Where the search for the truth is conducted with a wink and a nod 

And where power and position are equated with the grace of God 

These times are famine for the soul while for the senses it's a feast 

From the edge of my country, as far as you see, looking east 

Hunger in the midnight, hunger at the stroke of noon 

Hunger in the mansion, hunger in the rented room 

Hunger on the TV, hunger on the printed page 

And there's a God-sized hunger underneath the laughing and the rage 

In the absence of light 

And the deepening night 

Where I wait for the sun 

Looking east 

How long have I left my mind to the powers that be 

How long will it take to find the higher power moving in me 

Power in the insect 

Power in the sea 

Power in the snow falling silently 

Power in the blossom 

Power in the stone 

Power in the song being sung alone 

Power in the wheat field 

Power in the rain 

Power in the sunlight and the hurricane 

Power in the silence 

Power in the flame 

Power in the sound of the lover's name 

The power of the sunrise and the power of a prayer released 

On the edge of my country, I pray for the ones with the least 

Hunger in the midnight, hunger at the stroke of noon 

Hunger in the banquet, hunger in the bride and groom 

Hunger on the TV, hunger on the printed page 

And there's a God-sized hunger underneath the questions of the age 

And an absence of light 

In the deepening night 

Where I wait for the sun 

Looking east