He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
What if the sun refused to shine?
What if the clouds refused to rain?
What if the wind refused to blow?
What if the seas refused to wave?
What if the world refused to turn?
What if the stars would hesitate?
What if, what is isn't true?
What are you going to do?
What if, what is isn't you?
Does that mean you've got to lose?
Digging for the feel of something new
What if the silence let you dream?
What if the air could let you breathe?
What if the words would bring you here?
What if this sound could bring you peace?
What if, what is isn't true?
What are you going to do?
Digging for the feel of something new
What if, what is isn't you?
Does that mean you've got to lose?
It came from your thoughts, your dreams and visions
Ripped up from your weeks and indecisions
What if the sun refused to shine?
What if the clouds refused to rain?
What if the world refused to turn?
What if the clocks would hesitate?
What if, what is isn't true?
What are you going to do?
What if, what is isn't you?
Does that mean you've got to lose?
Digging for the feel of something new
Does that mean you've got to choose?
The feel of something new
Does that mean you've got to lose?
The thoughts you cannot lose
What are you gonna do?
What if the clouds refused to rain?
What if the wind refused to blow?
What if the seas refused to wave?
What if the world refused to turn?
What if the stars would hesitate?
What if, what is isn't true?
What are you going to do?
What if, what is isn't you?
Does that mean you've got to lose?
Digging for the feel of something new
What if the silence let you dream?
What if the air could let you breathe?
What if the words would bring you here?
What if this sound could bring you peace?
What if, what is isn't true?
What are you going to do?
Digging for the feel of something new
What if, what is isn't you?
Does that mean you've got to lose?
It came from your thoughts, your dreams and visions
Ripped up from your weeks and indecisions
What if the sun refused to shine?
What if the clouds refused to rain?
What if the world refused to turn?
What if the clocks would hesitate?
What if, what is isn't true?
What are you going to do?
What if, what is isn't you?
Does that mean you've got to lose?
Digging for the feel of something new
Does that mean you've got to choose?
The feel of something new
Does that mean you've got to lose?
The thoughts you cannot lose
What are you gonna do?
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I've thought for a while that this song is about suicide.
The opening portion of the song lists a lot of things that inherently do something, and their refusal. "What if the sun refused to shine? What if the clouds refused to rain?" Billy (or the narrator character) seems to be drawing a comparison, as suggested by the title. He's admitting it's a faulty comparison, as in "I know it's like comparing apples and oranges, but..." and then proceeds to talk to someone who's been let down by life. It's kind of a pep talk, suggesting the primary action of a person is to live, and dream, and continue on.
I tend to think it's specifically to a character currently contemplating suicide, or already gone because of two reasons. First and foremost is that the whole album, Adore, is heavily about death. Look at Tear, For Martha, The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete... Second is the very haunting lyric in the middle "What if the air could let you breathe." All the other what if's are things that can't happen, therefore it follows the subject is no longer with the living.
As to Appels + Oranjes beings spelled wrong, I heard this was in homage to the completely different early-era Pink Floyd tune. This sounds likely.