What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

I was brain-dead, locked out, numb

You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I'd studied your cartoons, radio
"Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"

Richard said,
I couldn't understand
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
Not up to speed
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth

What's the frequency, Kenneth
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
Doggin' the scene
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh

I thought I'd pegged you, an idiot's dream
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen
Is your Benzedrine, uh-huh?
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
Music, TV, movies, magazines
Butterfly decal, rear-view mirror
I couldn't understand
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth

I never understood
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh

I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
You said that irony was the shackles of youth