How the Future Caused the Past

How the future caused the past,
The thing is these moments never last,
It’s happening right now, no matter how half full or half empty the glass,
no matter if it’s gold or if it’s brass,
people play their roles, they operate behind a mask,
we have to ask ourselves, who it is we cast,
your crew, whose pulling up the mast,
the curves of these waters so vast,
Alas, instagram loves a good ass.