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
Doggin' 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 f**k with me, uh-huh

R.E.M. - In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003

Oct 2003

1. The Great Beyond
2. Bad Day
3. All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)
4. Imitation of Life
5. Animal
6. All The Right Friends [from Vanilla Sky soundtrack]
7. Man On The Moon
8. What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
9. Losing My Religion
10. E-Bow The Letter
11. Orange Crush
12. Daysleeper
13. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
14. Stand
15. Electrolite
16. Everybody Hurts
17. At My Most Beautiful
18. Nightswimming