Athena Lyrics by Who, The

Athena Lyrics

    Athena, I had no idea how much I'd need her
    Athena, i had no idea how much i'd need her
    In peaceful times I hold her close and I feed her
    In peaceful times i hold her close and i feed her
    My heart starts palpitating when I think my guess was wrong
    My heart starts palpitating when i think my guess was wrong
    But I think I'll get along
    But i think i'll get along
    She's just a girl - she's a bomb
    She's just a girl - she's a bomb


    Athena, all I ever want to do is please her
    Athena, all i ever want to do is please her
    My life has been so settled and she's the reason
    My life has been so settled and she's the reason
    Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone
    Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone
    But I think I'll get along
    But i think i'll get along
    She's just a girl - she's a bomb
    She's just a girl - she's a bomb


    Just a girl just a girl
    Just a girl just a girl
    Just a girl just a girl
    Just a girl just a girl
    Just a girl just a girl
    Just a girl just a girl
    She's just a girl
    She's just a girl


    Athena, my heart felt like a shattered glass in an acid bath
    Athena, my heart felt like a shattered glass in an acid bath
    I felt like one of those flattened ants you find on a crazy path
    I felt like one of those flattened ants you find on a crazy path
    I'd of topped myself to give her time she didn't need to ask
    I'd of topped myself to give her time she didn't need to ask
    Was I a suicidal psychopath?
    Was i a suicidal psychopath?
    She's just a girl - she's a bomb
    She's just a girl - she's a bomb


    Consumed, there was a beautiful white horse I saw on a dream stage
    Consumed, there was a beautiful white horse i saw on a dream stage
    He had a snake the size of a sewer pipe living in his rib cage
    He had a snake the size of a sewer pipe living in his rib cage
    I felt like a pickled priest who was being flambed
    I felt like a pickled priest who was being flambed
    You were requisitioned blondie
    You were requisitioned blondie
    She's just a girl - she's a bomb
    She's just a girl - she's a bomb


    I'm happy, I'm ecstatic
    I'm happy, i'm ecstatic
    Just a girl just a girl
    Just a girl just a girl
    Just a girl just a girl
    Just a girl just a girl
    Just a girl just a girl
    Just a girl just a girl
    She's just a girl
    She's just a girl


    Look into the face of a child
    Look into the face of a child
    Measure how long you smiled
    Measure how long you smiled
    Before the memory claimed
    Before the memory claimed
    How long would children remain
    How long would children remain
    How long would children remain
    How long would children remain


    Athena, you picked me up by my lapels and screamed 'leave her'
    Athena, you picked me up by my lapels and screamed "leave her"
    It felt like waking up in heaven on an empty meter
    It felt like waking up in heaven on an empty meter
    And now you're stuck with a castrated leader
    And now you're stuck with a castrated leader
    And I hate the creep, I didn't mean that
    And i hate the creep, i didn't mean that
    She's a bomb
    She's a bomb
    I just said it
    I just said it
    She's a bomb
    She's a bomb
    I didn't mean it, please
    I didn't mean it, please
    She's a bomb
    She's a bomb


    Athena, I had no idea how much I need her
    Athena, i had no idea how much i need her
    My life has been so settled and she's the reason
    My life has been so settled and she's the reason
    Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone
    Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone
    But I get along
    But i get along
    She's just a girl, she's a bomb
    She's just a girl, she's a bomb
    She's just a girl, she's a bomb
    She's just a girl, she's a bomb

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