Lyrics What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? (Live At The Palace / 1999) - R.E.M.

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, 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, 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

Thank you
Alright, so, uhm
Let's have our hands up, the-the thing
In middle where we stop for eight beats instead of four
Before we go into the third verse, does that work?
Hands up, yes, okay
Hands up, no
Woah, yeah, okay, well, we'll try that in Montreal (alright, ready?)
Alright, okay