What If We Are?
Echo And The Bunnymen · Siberia [2005]
Maybe I'm not the world
Maybe I'm not the stars
Maybe you're not the girl
What if you are?
Maybe I'm not the boy
Maybe I'm not the man
Maybe I'm not the one
But what if I am? What if I am?
Then it's love, yes it's love like it could be
It's love, yes it's love like it should be
Maybe a dream
Is only a wish
Not what it seems
So what if it is?
Maybe it doesn't fly
On the wings of a dove
Maybe it's just the life
What if it's love? What if it's love?
Then it's love, yes it's love like it could be
It's love, yes it's love like it should be
Is it love, yes it's love like it could be
It's love, yes it's love like it should be
'Cause I know I'm alive
I know I'm not dead
And I know I'm alive
I know I'm not dead
I know what's going down
I know what's going down
I know what's coming down
I know I'm coming down
Hey, have I hit rock bottom?
And hey, how to hit rock bottom?
Maybe I'm not the world
Maybe I'm not the stars
Maybe you're not the girl
What if you are?
Maybe I'm not the boy
Maybe I'm not the man
Maybe I'm not the one
But what if I am? What if I am?
Then it's love, yes it's love like it could be
It's love, yes it's love like it should be
Is it love, yes it's love like it could be
Love, yes it's love like it should be
'Cause I know I'm alive
I know I'm not dead
It's love, yes it's love like it could be
It's love, yes it's love like it should be
Is it love, yes it's love like it could be
Love, yes it's love like it should be
I'm not dead
Hey have I hit rock bottom?
Have I hit rock bottom?
Tell me hey how to hit rock bottom?
How to hit rock bottom?
Tell me hey how to hit rock bottom?
How to hit rock bottom?
Hey have we hit rock bottom?
Have we hit rock bottom?
Tell me hey how to hit rock bottom?
How to hit rock bottom?
Tell me hey how to hit rock bottom?
How to hit rock bottom?
Tell me hey
Maybe I'm not the stars
Maybe you're not the girl
What if you are?
Maybe I'm not the boy
Maybe I'm not the man
Maybe I'm not the one
But what if I am? What if I am?
Then it's love, yes it's love like it could be
It's love, yes it's love like it should be
Maybe a dream
Is only a wish
Not what it seems
So what if it is?
Maybe it doesn't fly
On the wings of a dove
Maybe it's just the life
What if it's love? What if it's love?
Then it's love, yes it's love like it could be
It's love, yes it's love like it should be
Is it love, yes it's love like it could be
It's love, yes it's love like it should be
'Cause I know I'm alive
I know I'm not dead
And I know I'm alive
I know I'm not dead
I know what's going down
I know what's going down
I know what's coming down
I know I'm coming down
Hey, have I hit rock bottom?
And hey, how to hit rock bottom?
Maybe I'm not the world
Maybe I'm not the stars
Maybe you're not the girl
What if you are?
Maybe I'm not the boy
Maybe I'm not the man
Maybe I'm not the one
But what if I am? What if I am?
Then it's love, yes it's love like it could be
It's love, yes it's love like it should be
Is it love, yes it's love like it could be
Love, yes it's love like it should be
'Cause I know I'm alive
I know I'm not dead
It's love, yes it's love like it could be
It's love, yes it's love like it should be
Is it love, yes it's love like it could be
Love, yes it's love like it should be
I'm not dead
Hey have I hit rock bottom?
Have I hit rock bottom?
Tell me hey how to hit rock bottom?
How to hit rock bottom?
Tell me hey how to hit rock bottom?
How to hit rock bottom?
Hey have we hit rock bottom?
Have we hit rock bottom?
Tell me hey how to hit rock bottom?
How to hit rock bottom?
Tell me hey how to hit rock bottom?
How to hit rock bottom?
Tell me hey
What If We Are? - Echo And The Bunnymen
Released on the 2005 album Siberia, 'What If We Are?' stands as a defining track in Echo And The Bunnymen's later evolution. The song exemplifies the band's signature blend of melodic pop sensibilities with brooding, atmospheric textures, characteristic of their post-punk revival roots. With its haunting vocal delivery and driving rhythm, the recording captures the melancholic yet hopeful spirit that permeates their work during this era. It remains a staple of their discography, illustrating how the group successfully transitioned from their earlier sound to a more polished, emotionally resonant style that continues to influence indie and alternative music today.