Cause or Effect

So you've never been in love Maybe that's the reason you were born with an older brother Who says he hates your guts My head's so full of clutter Well I can see you're feeling blue Maybe that's the reason all your friends are outside smoking And you got nothing else to do Your phone is broken And my heart is sinking fast Maybe that's the reason that you have two hands to hold it But I knew it would never last No matter what we called it When I saw you All my own prophecies came true Just like you said Now we're off the beaten path Maybe that's the reason that the drugs took all our money And I couldn't help but laugh When you said you want me And the dogs are on the floor Maybe that's because they know it's good to stay grounded I saw you searching for the door Said you felt surrounded By what you're not Well was that real, or what you thought Cause or effect?