Intro:
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"Whatʼs the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
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I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
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I thought Iʼd pegged you an idiotʼs dream
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Tunnel vision from the outsiderʼs screen
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I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
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You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
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Iʼd studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines
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Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"
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A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
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You said that irony was the shackles of youth
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You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
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I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
BmA x3
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"Whatʼs the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
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Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene
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You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
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You said that irony was the shackles of youth
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You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
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I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
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You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
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I couldnʼt understand
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You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
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I couldnʼt understand
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You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
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I couldnʼt understand
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I never understood, donʼt fuck with me, uh-huh
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