REM - What's The Frequency, Kenneth? lyrics

"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

Song lyrics from "In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003" album :

01. Man On The Moon lyrics
02. The Great Beyond lyrics
03. Bad Day lyrics
04. What's The Frequency, Kenneth? lyrics
05. All The Way To Reno lyrics
06. Losing My Religion lyrics
07. E-Bow The Letter lyrics
08. Orange Crush lyrics
09. Imitation Of Life lyrics
10. Daysleeper lyrics
11. Animal lyrics
12. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight lyrics
13. Stand lyrics
14. Electrolite lyrics
15. All The Right Friends lyrics
16. Everybody Hurts lyrics
17. At My Most Beautiful lyrics
18. Nightswimming lyrics