Half Angel Half Eagle

[Verse 1]
Someone's mother falls to the sidewalk
On the next street someone looks up
In the cathedral a burst of laughter
In another city the pigeons fly up and scatter
Someone put down in a New York subway
A newspaper picked up in Australia
For each event the inarticulate glory
The equal and opposite will tell the story

[Chorus]
Half angel, half eagle
One eye on the world
Half angel, half eagle
One eye on the world
Be ready

[Verse 2]
Five intelligent minds huddled in a fancy restaurant
All that brain power bent on...
What shall, what shall, what shall, what shall, what shall
What shall, what shall, what shall, what shall, what shall I?
One lone car cruise the warehouse district
One lone figure shuffling along the wall
Two shadows leaning from the backseat window
Someone's mother is about to fall
Fucking honky nigga jew wasp jap dago fag
Fucking homeless preacher dyke cabbie fucking union scab
Get out, go back, a storm is coming
A shudder in the colour of the warehouse wall

[Chorus]
Half angel, half eagle
One eye on the world (World)
Half angel, half eagle
One eye on the world
Be ready
Be ready

[Outro]
Have a good time but don't relax (Be ready)
Have a good time but be on guard (Be ready)
You don't need that much, not that much (Be ready)
Get the wings up ready to go (Be ready)
Get the wings up ready to go (Be ready)
What shall, what shall, what shall, what shall I? (Be ready)
Get the wings up ready to go (Be ready)
A shudder in the colour of the warehouse wall (Be ready)
(Be ready)
(Be ready)