To-the-N-th-Degree.mp3
To-the-N-th-Degree.mp4
To-the-N-th-Degree-Pt-2.mp3
To-the-N-th-Degree-Pt-2.mp4
To-the-N-th-Degree-intro.mp3
[Intro]
Could it be…
“We”
(To the n-th degree)
[Refrain]
It would seem
(We’re getting extreme)
Know what I mean
(Raising the power)
… by the hour
[Bridge]
Could it be…
“We”
(To the n-th degree)
[Refrain]
It would seem
(We’ve gone extreme)
Know what I mean
(Our are…)
… by the hour
(Raising the power)
[Bridge]
Erasing the “our”
Could it be…
“We”
(Travesty)
… the n-th degree
(To the n-th degree)
[Refrain]
Yes, having seen our “dream”
(We’ve gone extreme)
… nasty and mean
(Our are…)
… by the hour
(Raising the power)
Of devour
[Outro]
Erasing the “our”
(But not our “are”)
Leave no trace?
(An utter disgrace)
Could it be…
“We”… are our
(Travesty)
… to the n-th degree
(Of the n-th degree)
Square (rare)
ABOUT THE SONG AND THE SCIENCE
The phrase “to the n-th degree” is an idiom that means to the utmost extent, extremely, or as much as possible. It is used to emphasize the intensity, completeness, or extremity of a quality, action, or state.
Origin
The expression originates from mathematics, where the variable n represents an unspecified natural number, often assumed to be a very high number, power, or degree in a sequence or equation (e.g., in an n-th degree polynomial). Raising something “to the n-th degree” implies raising it to a virtually unlimited or indefinitely high power. The figurative use of the phrase emerged in English around the mid-19th century.
From the album “Nonlinear“