Issa(pronounced eeee-sah) (formerly known as Jane Siberry, born October 12, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is most famous for her early 1980s new wave hits such as "Mimi on the Beach", "I Muse Aloud" and "One More Colour". Internationally, she is best known for her 1993 album When I Was a Boy.Following the commercial failure of her 1995 album Maria, Siberry founded her own independent label, Sheeba Records. She has released all of her subsequent material on that label. Her public profile has been lower since she became an independent artist; however, she retains a devoted cult following. Early in 2006, she closed her Sheeba office, then sold and gave away nearly all of her possessions -- including her home and instruments.
last.fm page

Similar Artists

Half Angel Half Eagle Lyrics

Jane Siberry

someone's mother falls to the sidewalk, on the next street ssomeone looks up
in the cathedral a burst of laughter, in another city the pigeons fly up and
scatter
someone putdown 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

HALF ANGEL HALF EAGLE ONE EYE ON THE WORLD
HALF ANGEL HALF EAGLE ONE EYE ON THE WORLD
be ready

5 intelligent minds huddled in a fancy restaurant,
all that brain power bent on...what shall i? what shall i?...

one lone car cruise the warehouse district
one lone figure shuffling along the wall
2 shadows leaning from the backseat window
someone's mother is about to fall
fuckinghonkyniggerjewwaspjapdagfag
fuckinghomelesspreacherdikecabbiefuckingunionscab
GET OUT GO BACK A STORM IS COMING
(a shudder in the colour of the warehouse wall)

HALF ANGEL HALF EAGLE ONE EYE ON THE WORLD
HALF ANGEL HALF EAGLE ONE EYE ON THE WORLD
be ready
have a good time but don't relax
have a good time but be on guard
you don't need that much not that much
get the wings up ready to go
get the wings up ready to go
what shall i? what shall i?
a shudder in the colour of the warehouse wall