Schizophrenia
Sonic Youth * Track #1 On Sister
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Album Sister
Schizophrenia by Sonic Youth
Performed by
Sonic YouthProduced by
Sonic YouthWrited by
Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon & Lee Ranaldo & Steve ShelleyAbout
Kim Gordon’s older brother, Keller, who she “grew up in awe of,” was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and eventually came to live under supervised care.
Moore has said that “Schizophrenia”, one of Sonic Youth’s best-known songs, was partly inspired by Keller. In an e-mail, Gordon said that her...
Schizophrenia Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I went away to see an old friend of mine
His sister came over, she was out of her mind
She said Jesus had a twin who knew nothing about sin
She was laughing like crazy at the trouble I'm in
Her light eyes were dancing, she is insane
Her brother says she's just a bitch with a golden chain
She keeps coming closer saying, "I can feel it in my bones
Schizophrenia is taking me home"
[Verse 2]
My future is static
It's already had it
I could tuck you in
And we can talk about it
I had a dream
And it split the scene
But I got a hunch
It's coming back to me
Schizophrenia Q&A
Who wrote Schizophrenia's ?
Schizophrenia was written by Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon & Lee Ranaldo & Steve Shelley.
Who produced Schizophrenia's ?
Schizophrenia was produced by Sonic Youth.
What guitar tunings are used for this song?
Thurston uses F#F#GGAA, and Lee uses DDDDAA.