Looking East 歌詞
Looking East - Jackson Browne (傑克遜·布朗)
Written by：Luis Conte/Kevin McCormick/Scott Thurston
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 theres a godsized 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 wheatfield
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 lovers 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 theres a godsized hunger
Underneath the questions of the age
And an absence of light
In the deepening night
Where I wait for the sun
Looking east