Looking East (Live in Japan)

[Verse 1]

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

[Verse 2]

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

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

[Chorus]

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 laughter and the rage

And an absence of light

In the deepening night

Where I wait for the sun

Looking east

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]

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?

[Pre-Chorus]

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 a lover's name

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

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

[Chorus]

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

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]

Thank you

Playing the drums is Mauricio Lewak

Playing the bass, Bob Glaub

Playing the keyboards, especially the Hammond

And singing, Jeffrey Young

And longtime friends Chavonne Stewart and Alethea Mills