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Looking East
5,041
Rock
Looking East was released on January 23, 1996 by Elektra Records as a part of the album Looking East
album cover
Release DateJanuary 23, 1996
LabelElektra Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM132

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
Songwriter
Jeff Young
Jeff Young
Songwriter
Kevin McCormick
Kevin McCormick
Arranger
Mauricio Lewak
Mauricio Lewak
Songwriter
Scott Thurston
Scott Thurston
Songwriter
Luis Cristobal Conte
Luis Cristobal Conte
Songwriter
Mark Goldemberg
Mark Goldemberg
Songwriter
Mark Goldenberg
Mark Goldenberg
Arranger

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Standin' in the ocean with the sun burnin' 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
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
[Verse 3]
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
There's a God-sized hunger underneath the laughing and the rage
[Verse 4]
In the absence of light
And the deepening night
Where I wait for the sun
Looking east
[Verse 5]
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?
[Verse 6]
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
[Verse 7]
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
[Verse 8]
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
[Verse 9]
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
[Verse 10]
And there's a God-sized hunger
Underneath the questions of the age
And in the absence of light
In the deepening night
Where I wait for the sun
Looking east
Written by: Jackson Browne, Jeff Young, Kevin McCormick, Luis Cristobal Conte, Mark Goldemberg, Mauricio Lewak, Scott Thurston
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