[Verse 1] I can walk into a room Like the sun knows my name Smile at every stranger Like I’m grateful for the fame But under all the perfume Under silk and practiced light There’s a pressure moving through me That I only feel at night [Pre-Chorus] You ask me how I’m doing I say, “Darling, I’m alright” But there’s static in the silence There’s a storm behind my eyes [Chorus] It’s private weather Rolling in where no one sees Changing in me quietly While the world keeps turning Private weather Clouds beneath a clear blue face Heat I cannot name or place Lightning under skin And nobody knows Which way the wind blows When I’m alone again [Verse 2] There are rooms I never mention There are names I never speak There are cold fronts in my body That arrive and stay for weeks I can wear the right expression I can keep my lipstick clean But the mirror knows the difference Between calm and in-between [Pre-Chorus] You say I make it easy Like I never come undone But some clouds don’t have a witness And some shadows block the sun [Chorus] It’s private weather Rolling in where no one sees Changing in me quietly While the world keeps turning Private weather Clouds beneath a clear blue face Heat I cannot name or place Lightning under skin And nobody knows Which way the wind blows When I’m alone again [Bridge] No thunder on the avenue No warning in the glass Just a shiver through the evening Just the future moving past I keep my coat around me Though the room is burning warm You can hold me if you want to But you can’t command the storm [Instrumental Break] [Final Chorus] Private weather Moving in behind my smile Soft and dangerous all the while Pressure without sound Private weather City lights through rainy glass Every feeling comes to pass But some won’t settle down Private weather Rolling in where no one sees Changing in me quietly While the world keeps turning And nobody knows Which way the wind blows When I’m alone again [Outro] Clear skies over everyone Clouds where I begin Ask me how I’m doing I’ll say I’m fine again
