​default genders - ​reverse chronological order (part 1) lyrics

Eddie used to say that it
Was almost like a room
That you had to hit the fourth
Plateau to even get into
And time folds in upon it'self if
You can make it through
And your past and future selves are
All inside waiting for you

And he says:
"That's how I always know just what to do"
Brenda, is that true?

Eddie says it's wrong to think of
Time as like a loop
Says that people perceive cycles cuz
They can't handle the truth
"It's more like spinning plates"
He says "It's delicate, aloof
And it's all gonna break down one day
And there's nothing we can do"

And he says:
"I think it's gonna happen soon"
Brenda, is that true?

In the heat of the war
Are you scared or are you sure
That when your knees hit the floor
You will know what you are?

Well, we got to the funeral
Bout quarter after two
Less than a week after Brandon used
A white belt as a noose
He wiped his Serotonin after
Eddie broke the truce
All the pills they found were yellow
But it's clear he had the blues

And he said: "Baby, I did it all for you"
Brenda, is that true?

In the heart of the storm
As you swing back and forth
We all have roles this was yours
It was ordained when you were born

In the midst of the swarm
Small mistakes start to form
Something big - something more
A nagging thought: a deathless roar

Well, the basements in this city
Are all portals into hell
And the saints built their basilica
In an attempt to quell
Any influence of demons on the
Kids that tend to dwell
In the gulf between Macalester and
A Wright County jail

And I guess: I guess it's gonna have to do
And you know that's true