Nico and Clancy are brothers (An incoherent rant that is all over the place)
Nico and Clancy are brothers, we can assume this is true because in stressed out the lyrics state “I'd probably only sell one It'd be to my brother, 'cause we have the same nose Same clothes, homegrown, a stone's throw from a creek we used to roam But it would remind us of when nothing really mattered” the song is told from the perspective of Nico and we know this because of the black hands and neck which is his iconic look, but who has the same nose and clothes as him? Clancy does, the song also says “Used to play pretend, give each other different names We would build a rocket ship and then we'd fly it far away Used to dream of outer space” The song is about nostalgia and growing up to be a negative emotional person and represents Tyler's own insecurities almost looking back with roses tented glasses at the past. This would make sense for Tyler because he feels trapped in this constant cycle of doubting himself and the need to rid himself of toxic thoughts and leave dema is an important part of the top lore. The lore is also heavily religious coded and we can assume that Nico, Clancy, and Tyler can represent Noah's three sons Ham, Shem, and Japheth
Nico being Ham whos cursed by his father noah and is seen as the bad son who witnesses Noah at a negative and low time in his life
Clancy being Shem who was blessed by Noah for turning a blind eye to his weakest moment
And Tyler who would represent Japheth Noah's other son who did the same as Shem
This is an unfinished rant because it only focuses on stressed out and I don't feel like going through the entire discography tonight.
