Schizophrenic Playboys

Artist: The Cranberries
Released on: Roses (Track #6)
Duration: 3:39

LYRICS

lalalala, lalala-a

She meticulously curls her hair, her hair, her hair, her long blond hair
Applies mascara with the greatest care, with care, with care, the utmost care
She puts on lipstick that is scarlet red, she’s already fairly off her head
Fishnet stockings and a bottle of wine, she’s fine, she’s fine, she thinks she’s fine

Girls, you better watch out, schizophrenic playboys
Who cannot control their toys, lalalala
Girls, you better watch out (ah ah ah), schizophrenic playboys (ah ah ah)
Who cannot control their toys (ah ah ah), lalalala

(out, out, out, out, out, out)

Baby baby will you come with me, with me, with me, please come with me
I’ll take you places that you’d rather be, to be, to be, to come with me
Driving faster now in his car, now she knows that she has gone too far
In the morning she is in his bed, his bed, his bed, her eyes are red

Girls, you better watch out (ah ah ah), schizophrenic playboys (ah ah ah)
Who cannot control their toys (ah ah ah), lalalala
Girls, you better watch out (ah ah ah), schizophrenic playboys (ah ah ah)
Who cannot control their toys (ah ah ah), lalalala

(out, out, out)
(out) I’m in, (out) I’m out, (out) I’m out
(out) I’m in, (out) I’m out, (out) I’m out

Boys you better watch out (ah ah ah), schizophrenic playgirls (ah ah ah)
They cannot control their curls (ah ah ah), lalalala
Girls, you better watch out (ah ah ah), schizophrenic playboys (ah ah ah)
Who cannot control their toys (ah ah ah), lalalala
lalalala, lalalala, lalalala

CREDIT INFORMATION

  • Music by Noel Hogan & Dolores O’Riordan
  • Lyrics by Dolores O’Riordan
  • Produced & Engineered by Stephen Street
  • Recorded at the MetalWorks Studio, Toronto (Canada) · April-May 2011
  • Published by Kobalt Music Ltd./Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd

MEANING

  • N/A

NOTES

  • The track was written during the band’s hiatus in the mid 2000s, as Noel and Dolores continued to send ideas to each other.
  • Noel sent Dolores the music for “Schizophrenic
    Playboys” more than 6 years before the release of “Roses”
  • The song was first played on 16 July 2011 on the band’s small European Summer Tour at the Marés Vivas Festival in Porto.
  • A first preview of the album version was published online on The Cranberries official YouTube on 31 July 2011.
  • On 23 December 2011 another preview of this song was published online on the Australian iTunes store along with the others tracks of the album.

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