What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? (Remix)

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 Chorus I never understood the frequency, uh-huh You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh Verse 2 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 Chorus You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh I never understood the frequency, uh-huh Guitar Solo Verse 3 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 Chorus 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