Perhaps the singer is talking about their alcohol addiction and how this person they’re singing to is their “stone;” the only thing keeping them on the wagon, or the “caravan.”
[Verse 1]
Caravan's lost
To sun and the dust
No-one loves you
When you are lost
Yeah I'm a clown
Pulling my world down
I believed I was strong
But you are the stone
[Chorus 1]
And when it comes
You'll feel the weight of it
The weight of it
The day will come
And you'll get away from it
Away from it
[Chorus 2]
Sometimes everything is easy
Sometimes everything is easy
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
[Verse 2]
I try to quit
But my heart won't buy it
I got family
The caravan comes back for me
[Chorus 1]
And when it comes
You'll feel the weight of it
The weight of it
And the day will come
And you'll get away from it
Away from it
[Chorus 2]
Sometimes everything is easy
Sometimes everything is easy
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Caravan was written by Damon Albarn & Dave Rowntree & Alex James.
Caravan was produced by Blur & Ben Hillier.