Meaning

The song is about the effect a person has on their surroundings by the type of person they are, whether it be good or bad

"We were trying to imagine a time and a place, and the line 'Walking 'round the room singing Stormy Weather' helped us get into some atmosphere of somebody troubled who is always on their own in a room. We were trying to find lines that described the scene, like the 'small boat made of china', and that feeling of ennui or languishing that permeates the song. Ultimately, the theme of the song is, of course, that you are creating your own weather, you are making your own environment, always."

Lyrics

Walking 'round the room singing Stormy Weather
At Fifty Seven Mount Pleasant Street
Well it's the same room,
but everything's different
You can fight the sleep, but not the dream

Things ain't cookin' in my kitchen
Strange affliction wash over me
Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire
Couldn't conquer the blue sky

Everywhere you go,
always take the weather with you
Everywhere you go,
always take the weather
Everywhere you go,
always take the weather with you
Everywhere you go,
always take the weather, the weather with you

Well, there's a small boat made of china
It's going nowhere on the mantlepiece
Well, do I lie like a loungeroom lizard
Or do I sing like a bird released?

Everywhere you go,
always take the weather with you
Everywhere you go,
always take the weather
Everywhere you go,
always take the weather with you
Everywhere you go,
always take the weather,
take the weather, the weather with you

Everywhere you go,
always take the weather with you
Everywhere you go,
always take the weather
Everywhere you go,
always take the weather with you
Everywhere you go,
always take the weather,
take the weather, the weather with you
Play with the song, fill the gaps
Legend
  • The video player plays from the time specified
  • Chorus
  • People Talking

Vocabulary

made of china

porcelain
The china dolls are a favourite decoration.

mantlepiece

ledge above a fireplace
On his mantelpiece was a bottle of cider next to a half-filled glass.