Athena by The Who
Athena by The Who

Athena

The Who * Track #1 On It’s Hard

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Athena by The Who

Release Date
Sat Sep 04 1982
Performed by
The Who
Produced by
Glyn Johns
Writed by
Pete Townshend
About

A demo of “Athena” was recorded during sessions for The Who’s previous album Face Dances and was originally titled “Theresa” – written by guitarist Pete Townshend about being shot down by American actress Theresa Russell. He explained:

I got drunk as usual, but I had taken my first line of cocaine...

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Athena Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Athena, I had no idea how much I would need her
In peaceful times I hold her close and I feed her
My heart starts palpitating when I think my guess was wrong
But I think I will get along
She's just a girl – she's a bomb
Athena, all I ever want to do is please her
My life has been so settled and she is the reason
Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone
But I think I'll get along
She's just a girl – she's a bomb

[Chorus]
Just a girl, just a girl[x3]
She's just a girl

[Verse 2]
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 would of topped myself to give her time she did not need to ask
Was I a suicidal psychopath?
She's just a girl – she's a bomb
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
I felt like a pickled priest who was being flambed
You got me requisitioned Blondie
She's just a girl – she's a bomb

[Chorus]
I'm happy, I'm ecstatic
Just a girl, just a girl[x3]
She's just a girl

[Verse 3]
Look into the face of a child
Measure how long you smiled
Before the memory claimed
How long would children remain
How long could children remain
Athena, you picked me up by my lapels and screamed "leave her"
It felt like waking up in heaven on an empty meter
And now you are stuck with a castrated leader
And I hate the creep, I didn't mean that

[Bridge]
She's a bomb
I just said it
She is a bomb
I didn't mean it, please
She's a bomb

[Outro]
Athena, I had no idea how much I need her
My life has been so settled and she is the reason
Just one word from her and my troubles are long gone
But I get along
She's just a girl, she's a bomb[x2]

Athena Q&A

Who wrote Athena's ?

Athena was written by Pete Townshend.

Who produced Athena's ?

Athena was produced by Glyn Johns.

When did The Who release Athena?

The Who released Athena on Sat Sep 04 1982.

What did The Who say about "Athena"?

Roger Daltrey told News Of The World in 2010:

No, I never liked that song. It’s a great record. I think what happened with that song, it was originally called ‘Theresa’ and then Pete was talking to me about Nick Roeg’s girlfriend and how he fancied her, and that song was written about her – but the...

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