What's The Frequency, Kenneth?

"What's the frequency, Kenneth"
Is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
I was brain-dead, locked out
Numb, not up to speed

I thought I'd pegged you
An idiot's dream
Tunnel vision from the
Outsider's screen

I never understood
The frequency, uh-huh
You wore our expectations
Like an armored suit, uh-huh

I'd studied your cartoons
Radio, music, tv, movies, magazines
Richard said, "withdrawal in disgust
Is not the same as apathy"

You smile like the cartoon
Tooth for a tooth
You said that irony
Was the shackles of youth

You wore a shirt
Of violent green, uh-huh
I never understood
The frequency, uh-huh

"What's the frequency, Kenneth"
Is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
Butterfly decal, rearview mirror
Dogging the scene

You smile like the cartoon
Tooth for a tooth
You said that irony
Was the shackles of youth

You wore a shirt
Of violent green, uh-huh
I never understood
The frequency, uh-huh

You wore our expectations
Like an armored suit, uh-huh
I couldn't understand

You said that irony
Was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
I couldn't understand

You wore a shirt
Of violent green, uh-huh
I couldn't understand

I never understood
Don't fuck with me, uh-huh

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