This is the first part – ‘the happy one’ – of the Greek girl love story arc. The second part – ‘the sad one’ – is Mittens. Frank said that he wrote the song quickly as a gift for the Greek girl birthday. As such the song is filled with Greek mythology references.
[Verse 1]
I remember the first night I met you
You brushed past my arm at the bar
And suddenly it was like somebody somewhere
Scraped their keys down the side of my heart
A heart that had been stuck in traffic
At some interminably unchanging red light
You beckoned me off down a side street
And welcomed me into the night
[Hook]
You're wary and you're wise like Athena
Like Artemis, you're wild and you're free
You carry yourself like you're Hera
But quietly you'll always be little Aphrodite to me
[Verse 2]
Now, I remember the first night I met you
How could I ever forget?
You were trading my drinks for across-the-bar winks
Like a rumour that I hadn't heard yet
And I stumbled into you outside
I said I was sorry, but that was kind of a lie
I'd been waiting for you, and I knew that you knew
But you still laughed, you still acted surprised
[Bridge]
And it's faintly ridiculous for me to be saying I'm sure
But if I had an apple to give
Then it would be yours
And the others would rage as I turned them away
But you'd follow me down to the shore
For you I'd start a war
So baby, yes, I'm sure
[Hook]
Little Aphrodite was written by Frank Turner.
Little Aphrodite was produced by Butch Walker.
Frank Turner released Little Aphrodite on Fri Mar 04 2016.