[00:23.049]Standing in the ocean with the sun burning low in the west
[00:30.024]Like a fire in the cavernous darkness at the heart of the beast
[00:37.310]With my beliefs and possessions
[00:39.273]Stopped at the frontier in my chest
[00:44.705]At the edge of my country my back to the sea looking east
[00:55.584]Where the search for the truth is conducted with a wink and a nod
[01:02.903]And where power and position are equated with the grace of god
[01:10.241]These times are famine for the soul while for the senses it's a feast
[01:17.425]From the edge of my country as far as you see looking east
[01:25.040]Hunger in the midnight hunger at the stroke of noon
[01:32.224]Hunger in the mansion hunger in the rented room
[01:39.456]Hunger on the TV hunger on the printed page
[01:46.437]And there's a godsized hunger
[01:48.616]Underneath the laughing and the rage
[01:53.563]In the absence of light
[01:57.418]And the deepening night
[02:00.976]Where I wait for the sun
[02:04.719]Looking east
[02:23.771]How long have I left my mind
[02:27.623]To the powers that be
[02:31.010]How long will it take to find the
[02:34.691]Higher power moving in me
[02:52.409]Power in the insect
[02:54.071]Power in the sea
[02:55.865]Power in the snow falling silently
[02:59.547]Power in the blossom
[03:00.990]Power in the stone
[03:02.816]Power in the song being sung alone
[03:06.740]Power in the wheatfield
[03:08.188]Power in the rain
[03:10.049]Power in the sunlight and the hurricane
[03:13.801]Power in the silence
[03:15.182]Power in the flame
[03:17.181]Power in the sound of the lovers name
[03:20.717]The power of the sunrise
[03:23.427]And the power of a prayer released
[03:26.738]On the edge of my country I pray for the ones with the least
[03:34.422]Hunger in the midnight hunger at the stroke of noon
[03:42.174]Hunger in the banquet hunger in the bride and groom
[03:49.332]Hunger on the TV hunger on the printed page
[03:56.288]And there's a godsized hunger
[03:58.606]Underneath the questions of the age
[04:03.578]And an absence of light
[04:06.513]In the deepening night
[04:10.891]Where I wait for the sun
[04:14.552]Looking east