Childs Play
SZA Lyrics

Rippin' the heads off all my Barbie dolls
I used to play with Barbie dolls, but now I'm destroying them.

Toss them to the side, give them convertibles
I toss their broken bodies aside and pretend the damaged dolls are driving nice cars.

Click vroom, I like the way it rides up
I like to make car noises and pretend I'm driving the cars I gave my dolls.

Ken had it all, Skipper wanted more than
In Barbie's world, Ken was happy with what he had, but Skipper always wanted more.

Watchin' from the sidelines, wish that she had it
Skipper was always on the sidelines watching Ken and Barbie and wishing she had more.

She wish that she had it
Skipper always wished for more, but she never got it.

Here in your backyard, buildin' a fantasy
I build my own fantasy world in my backyard.

Fuck reality, do you want to know, know me
I prefer my fantasy world to the real world, but do you want to get to know the real me?

Do you want to know me?
Are you interested in getting to know the real me?

Stuck in Nintendo, get the controller
I play video games a lot and I'm stuck in my virtual world.

Street Fighters and such
I enjoy playing fighting games like Street Fighter.

I yell, "Finish him" (down goes Frazier)
I get excited playing fighting games and I yell things like 'Finish Him.'

I yell, "Finish him"
I yell things like 'Finish Him' while playing video games.

Come Desdemona, Othello and tragedies
I reference Shakespeare's play Othello and its tragic characters.

Shakespearean and sorrows
I am referencing Shakespeare and his tragic stories.

Where do I begin? (I got L's on my record)
I have losses (L's) on my record and I'm not sure where to start fixing myself.

Where do we begin? (weed on the vinyl)
There are so many things going on in our lives, we aren't sure where to begin. We might be smoking weed as we try to figure things out.

Keys open doors when them keys is albino
Having fancy keys can give you access to many places and opportunities.

Now knock on my door when my stars is a Lionel
Come knocking when I'm at the height of my success, like the singer Lionel Richie.

I've been fishin' for a minute for a minnow
I've been trying to catch something small for a while, but haven't had any luck.

Only I know that a pawn is a trade
I know that sometimes you have to give up something small in order to get something bigger in return.

And a rookie for a castle like tuition for a final
Sometimes you have to give up a lot (like paying tuition for a final exam) in order to get something big (like a castle).

Playin' hooky for a tassel, spend a minute on the minor
Sometimes you have to skip school for a small reward, like getting your high school tassel.

Winds on my window
The wind is blowing against my window.

Ash on my skin, when the record low temps for the wind blow
There's ash on my skin and it's cold outside.

Only write rhythm to the tardiest of tempos
I only write music to the slowest rhythms.

Only ride shotgun when the car is a limo, y'ar see
I only ride in the front seat when it's a fancy limousine car.

I crowd surf in a cypher
I enjoy crowd surfing in a group of people making music together.

Scuba in my shower, take an Uber to my neighbors
I like taking long showers and I use Uber to visit my neighbors.

Used to pay the piper, 'til Peter picked it better
I used to pay for things I could do myself, but then I got better at doing them myself.

Now the first thing you should tell is, where the hell is all the paper
Nowadays, money is the most important thing, so ask me where it is right away.

But memories keep coming back
I keep remembering things from my past.

All the nights that we used to laugh
I remember all the nights that we used to laugh together.

Wanna know how I used to was, how I used to was
I wonder if people still remember how I used to be.