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 A 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 rear-view 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