Always Something Lyrics

Lyric discussion by boneheadjed 

Cover art for Always Something lyrics by Yo La Tengo

i think this song is about the feeling of dreary hopelessness that ppl with depression, or honestly ppl without, all often can feel. it’s the feeling of nothingness and routine and monotony ground into us with no change. \n\nthe use of the dark cloud, and the overcast metaphor has connotations of dreariness, hopelessness, and monotony. i see their explanation as not so much a storm, but more of a light grey overcast day with no difference in gradient of colour through clouds. just a boring, lack lustre colour and day. \n\nthe words “always something” indicative of the daily routine, never ending. \n\nof course words such as “nothing town” again reinforce the boring and bleakness of this town. \n\nidk this is just what i think