"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