[Verse] What's your score where do you land Compare yourself to the data at hand Z equals X minus mean over standard deviation It’s the formula to make things clearer Mean in the middle standard deviation wide Spreadin’ out numbers like a rollercoaster ride Standardize the chaos put it on a scale From -3 to 3 we tell the tale [Prechorus] Zero's the hero right in the core Negative left positive soars [Chorus] 68-95-99.7 The curve's got secrets like it fell from heaven Most are close some drift far The normal curve shows who we are Standardize the world with a Z-score song Probability’s where you belong [Verse 2] One sigma out you’re in the crowd 68 percent wear it like a shroud Two sigma now you’re rare my friend 95 percent till the bell might bend Three sigma's wild it’s a distant star 99.7 that’s who they are We measure we compare we analyze Standardizing numbers opens eyes [Prechorus] Zero's the hero right in the core Negative left positive soars [Chorus] 68-95-99.7 The curve's got secrets like it fell from heaven Most are close some drift far The normal curve shows who we are Standardize the world with a Z-score song Probability’s where you belong [Bridge] Let’s calculate, see what we find IQ at 85, let the numbers unwind Z is minus one, below the mean In the left tail, of the curve's serene Below in the chart, at under second sig Roughly 16 percent, where the leftmost figs This piece of the puzzle, it's clear and bright Gives context to scores in the bell curve's light [Bridge] Let’s calculate, see what we find IQ at 107.5, let the numbers unwind Z is 0.5, above the mean In the right tail, of the curve's serene Below in the chart, at under second sig Roughly 70 percent, where the leftmost figs This piece of the puzzle, it's clear and bright Gives context to scores in the bell curve's light [Chorus] 68-95-99.7 The curve's got secrets like it fell from heaven Most are close some drift far The normal curve shows who we are Standardize the world with a Z-score song Probability’s where you belong
