what’s the frequency kenneth is your benzedrine uhhuh
i was braindead 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 uhhuh
you wore our expectations like an armored suit uhhuh
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 uhhuh
i never understood the frequency uhhuh
what’s the frequency kenneth is your benzedrine uhhuh
butterfly decal rearview 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 uhhuh
i never understood the frequency uhhuh
you wore our expectations like an armored suit uhhuh
i couldn’t understand
you said that irony was the shackles of youth uhhuh
i couldn’t understand
you wore a shirt of violent green uhhuh
i couldn’t understand
i never understood don’t fuck with me uhhuh
Artist: R E M
Year: 1994
Decade: 90s
Language: en
Word Count: 111