If We're in Love
Róisín Murphy Lyrics

If we're in love
Being in love is the condition in question, the premise upon which everything else rests.

If we're in love we should make love
If we truly feel love for each other, we should express it physically by making love.

Where the sun it never sets
A place or condition with no end or limit to happiness, where daylight (or joy) never fades away.

And where the wind forgets
In a place where even nature is still and forgetful of what lies outside this love bubble.

I will forget you
Beyond this idyllic setting or state, I cannot promise to remember you as you are now.

Where the sky goes on for miles
In an endless space or time, where the vastness of the universe (or love) is impossible to measure or comprehend.

And never tires of an improbable blue
In this place or state, even the seemingly impossible or unlikely becomes a reality and a constant source of wonder.

When the supreme mysteries
Under the most magical, extraordinary and mysterious circumstances,

Decide to reveal all to us
Should all secrets be uncovered and all things revealed, without exception.

And make an endless night
When endless possibilities and opportunities await us in the darkness of night.

Still I will come to remember
Even in the most transformative experiences or in the aftermath of our realization, I shall remember where we started.

When will we be lovers?
Questioning the timing and certainty of our affection.

I'm gonna forget you
I will consciously choose to forget you amidst the passage of time or the return to reality.

When the rivers stop and turn to run
At a time when the natural order of things is disrupted and the impossible happens.

To where they've begun
Returning to the origin or back to the start of things.

Back up the mountainside
Against the usual path of nature; uphill or against the progress of things.

When the sun it comes to the night to play
When the impossible occurs and day and night are reversed or interchangeable.

And like I do just sleep all day
Like the sun, ignore the usual order and sleep during the day (or inactivity or indifference).

When the moon and the stars turn to the light
When things or entities that are usually associated with darkness or night turn to lightness or illumination.

Not in the dark of night
Not at the usual time or circumstance, not when most people are asleep or least expectant.

But in the morning sky
Only on the opposite end of the day, when most people are awake and expectant.

When the roses turn to bloom
When what is usually dormant or dead is revived and blossoms again.

Not in June but in the bitter cold of December
Not during the season of promise and abundance, but during seemingly harsher, less hospitable times.

There's not a joy in this whole world to give
Nothing else in the world can compare to the joy of being in love, a unique experience that cannot be replicated or mimicked.

As lovely as the bird that flew away
Even the most beautiful things that are fleeting and temporary, like a bird that flies away, cannot match the joy of love.

Last night I
In a previous time or dream sequence, I

I think I dreamt a
I believe I dreamt a memory of a sensation or idea,

Beautiful song
One that stirs the soul and brings joy or inspiration.

But when I woke
When I emerged from my dream,

The birds had flown
The source of my inspiration or joy was no longer there.

And it was gone
The beautiful idea or sensation was fleeting and could not be retrieved.