Artist: The Cranberries
Released on: Roses (Track #6)
Length: 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 N. Hogan & D. O’Riordan
Lyrics by D. 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 2000’s, 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 July 16th 2011 on the band’s small European Summer Tour at the Marés Vivas festival in Porto (Portugal).
• A first preview of the album version of Schizophrenic Playboys was put online via The Cranberries official YouTube on July 31st 2011.
• On December 23, 2011 another preview of this song was put online on the Australian iTunes store along with the others tracks of Roses.

OTHER RELEASES

• Schizophrenic Playboys (live at The Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK, 2012) [3:45], Live 2012, 2012
• Schizophrenic Playboys (live at Zénith, Caen, France, 2012) [3:36], Live 2012, 2012