What's The Frequency, Kenneth? Lyrics

"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine
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
You wore our expectations like an armored suit

I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, T.V, movies, magazines
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"
A smile like a cartoon, tooth for a tooth
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
You wore a shirt of violent green
I never understood the frequency

"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine
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Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene
You smile like a cartoon, tooth for a tooth
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
You wore a shirt of violent green
I never understood the frequency
You wore our expectations like an armored suit

I couldn't understand
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
I couldn't understand
You wore a shirt of violent green
I couldn't understand
I never understood don't fuck with me

"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine
I was brain dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream