verse 1 What if happy was a channel we could choose What if music never made it past the blues What if God was just a bloke who drives a bus What if you and me, we spoke and turned to us What if love was sold in shops upon the shelves Politicians cared much less about themselves What if Adam tried and failed to get the girl What if mice are here to take over the world There's a thing called life And it's killing me But there's nowhere else I would rather be So I'll lose myself In the melody Yeah, I'll lose myself There's thing called life verse 2 What if living in the past was made illegal If the world was square and everyone was equal What if radio played songs about our lives And television shone a light into our eyes Pre-Chorus 'Cause I don't know where we went wrong but it's alright Just keep listening to the songs inside your mind There's a thing called life And it's killing me But there's nowhere else I would rather be So I'll lose myself In the melody Yeah, I'll lose myself There's thing called life Bridge There's a thing called life What if dreams are our reality And reality's a dream What if we're part of something bigger There's a script for every scene And what if worry made you happy What if money made you sad What if tea and coffee got you stoned And all the good guys they were bad What if guns were made illegal What if weapons were just words What if the animals could talk What if we flew up with the birds 'Cause I've been waiting by the window And I've been staring out the door And I still don't know what on earth we're here for There's a thing called life And it's killing me But there's nowhere else I would rather be So I'll lose myself In the melody Yeah I'll lose myself