Another Day
"Rent" Lyrics
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Who Do You Think You Are?
Barging In On Me And My Guitar
Little Girl - Hey
The Door Is That Way
You Better Go You Know
The Fire's Out Anyway
Take Your Powder - Take Your Candle
I Just Can't Handle
Well Take Your Hair In The Moonlight
Your Brown Eyes - Goodbye, Goodnight
I Should Tell You I Should Tell You
I Should Tell You I Should -- No!
Another Time - Another Place
Our Temperature Would Climb
There'd Be A Long Embrace
We'd Do Another Dance
It'd Be Another Play
Looking For Romance
Come Back Another Day
Another Day
MIMI
The Heart May Freeze Or It Can Burn
The Pain Will Ease If I Can Learn
There Is No Future
There Is No Past
I Live This Moment
As My Last
There's Only Us
There's Only This
Forget Regret
Or Life Is Yours To Miss
No Other Road
No Other Way
No Day But Today
ROGER
Excuse Me If I'm Off Track
But If You're So Wise
Then Tell Me - Why Do You Need
Smack?
Take Your Needle
Take Your Fancy Prayer
And Don't Forget
Get The Moonlight Out Of Your Hair
Long Ago - You Might've Lit Up My Heart
But The Fire's Dead - Ain't Never Ever
Gonna Start
Another Time - Another Place
The Words Would Only Rhyme
We'd Be In Outer Space
It'd be Another Song
We'd Sing Another Way
You Wanna Prove Me Wrong?
Come Back Another Day
Another Day
MIMI
There's Only US
Only Tonight
We Must Let Go
To Know What's Right
No Other Course
No Other Way
No Day But Today
MIMI & OTHERS
I Can't Control
ROGER
Control Your Temper
MIMI & OTHERS
My Destiny
ROGER
She Doesn't See
MIMI & OTHERS
I Trust My Soul
ROGER
Who Says That There's A Soul?
MIMI & OTHERS
My Only Goal
Is Just - To Be
ROGER
Just Let Me Be
MIMI & OTHERS
There's Only Now
There's Only Here
Give In To Love
Or Live In Fear
No Other Path
No Other Way
No Day But Today
ROGER (at the same time)
Who Do You Think You Are
Barging In On Me And My Guitar
Little Girl Hey
The Door Is That Way
ALL
No Day But Today
ROGER
The Fire's Out Anyway
ALL
No Day But Today
ROGER
Take Your Powder
Take Your Candle
ALL
No Day But Today
ROGER
Take Your Brown Eyes
Your Pretty Smile
Your Silhouette
ALL
No Day But Today
ROGER
Another Time
Another Place
Another Rhyme
A Warm Embrace
ALL
No Day But Today
ROGER
Another Dance,
Another Way
Another Chance,
Another Day
ALL
No day but today
"Another Day" is a dramatic duet between the two main characters of "Rent," Roger and Mimi. The song is set in an apartment in New York City's Lower East Side, where Roger is writing a song on his guitar. Mimi interrupts him, and they engage in a conversation about their past, present, and future. Roger is frustrated with Mimi's presence, and Mimi is looking for connection and love.
The song's opening lines set up the tension between Roger and Mimi. Roger sees Mimi as an intruder, and he wants her to leave. He blames her for interrupting his creative work on his guitar. The lyrics "Who do you think you are? Barging in on me and my guitar" convey his frustration and anger towards Mimi.
Mimi, on the other hand, is looking for connection and love. She uses the song's second verse to express her philosophy of living in the present moment. She believes that the heart can either freeze or burn, and that living in the moment is the key to happiness. She wants Roger to join her in letting go of their fears and regrets and to enjoy the present.
The chorus of "Another Day" is a powerful declaration of living in the present moment and seizing the day. Both Roger and Mimi sing about their desire for love and connection and their willingness to let go of their fears and regrets. The repetition of the words "No day but today" emphasizes the importance of living in the present and not worrying about the future or the past. The chorus serves as a reminder to the characters and the audience that life is short, and we should enjoy every moment.
Line by Line Meaning
Who Do You Think You Are?
Why are you intruding on my personal space?
Barging In On Me And My Guitar
You are interrupting my music session.
Little Girl - Hey
A phrase showing his annoyance towards the person interrupting his session.
The Door Is That Way
You are unwelcome and should leave.
You Better Go You Know
It would be best if you left immediately.
The Fire's Out Anyway
I am no longer inspired to make music due to the interruption.
Take Your Powder - Take Your Candle
Get rid of all your vices and leave.
Your Sweet Whisper
Your attempts to tempt me are in vain.
I Just Can't Handle
I am unable to handle your behavior.
Well Take Your Hair In The Moonlight
Leave me and all that you have brought along with you.
Your Brown Eyes - Goodbye, Goodnight
Goodbye forever.
I Should Tell You I Should Tell You
I should tell you something important.
Another Time - Another Place
If the situation was different, things would turn out differently.
Our Temperature Would Climb
If we are together, we would get warmer, more passionate.
There'd Be A Long Embrace
We would tightly hug each other for a long time.
We'd Do Another Dance
We would dance together again.
It'd Be Another Play
The scene would be set differently.
Looking For Romance
I am searching for love.
Come Back Another Day
Come back when things are different.
The Heart May Freeze Or It Can Burn
Love can be painful or joyous.
The Pain Will Ease If I Can Learn
The suffering will lessen if I can gain knowledge and understanding.
There Is No Future
The future is not certain.
There Is No Past
The past cannot be changed.
I Live This Moment
I will live in the present moment.
As My Last
As if it were my last moment.
There's Only Us
In this moment, there is only the two of us.
There's Only This
The present moment is all that we have.
Forget Regret
Move on from the past mistakes and regrets.
Or Life Is Yours To Miss
If you dwell on regrets, you will lose out on the beauty of life.
No Other Road
Only this path is available.
No Other Way
There is no other way forward.
No Day But Today
There is only this day, this moment to live and to love.
Excuse Me If I'm Off Track
Sorry if I deviate from the subject.
But If You're So Wise
If you think you are wiser than I am.
Then Tell Me - Why Do You Need Smack?
Please explain why you are addicted to drugs.
Take Your Needle
Discard of your drug paraphernalia.
Take Your Fancy Prayer
Stop pretending to pray.
And Don't Forget
Also, remember to get rid of.
Get The Moonlight Out Of Your Hair
Remove anything that is holding you back.
Long Ago - You Might've Lit Up My Heart
In the past, maybe you had my love and passion.
But The Fire's Dead
But now, that fire is gone.
Ain't Never Ever Gonna Start
It will never burn again.
The Words Would Only Rhyme
If we were to try again, all it would be is superficial.
We'd Be In Outer Space
If we were together again, we would not be on the same page.
It'd be Another Song
The situation would be different, but the result would be the same.
We'd Sing Another Way
We would try again, but my heart would not fully be into it.
You Wanna Prove Me Wrong?
You want to show me that I am incorrect.
There's Only US
In this moment, there is only you and me.
Only Tonight
This moment is all that we have.
We Must Let Go
We must move on from the past.
To Know What's Right
In order to make the correct choices in the future.
I Can't Control
I cannot control.
Control Your Temper
You should try to control your anger.
My Destiny
My fate in this situation.
She Doesn't See
I, the other person, or the world are not aware about what to do and how to proceed.
I Trust My Soul
I am confident in my soul.
Who Says That There's A Soul?
Not all people believe in a soul/essence of being.
My Only Goal
My singular goal in this situation.
Is To Be
Is to live in the moment and to be present.
There's Only Now
There is only the present moment.
There's Only Here
There is only this place, this moment.
Give In To Love
Be open to love.
Or Live In Fear
Or else, live a life of fear and regret.
Another Rhyme
Another attempt at love.
A Warm Embrace
A comforting hug.
Another Song
Another chance at love.
Another Chance
Another opportunity for love.
Another Day
Another moment to live and love.
No day but today
There is only this day, this moment to live and to love.
Contributed by Jonathan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
DavidVT23
I honestly have always read that as a major part of this; after all, it's the
Mimi: "AZT [anti-retroviral drug to suppress HIV] break."
Roger: "You?"
M: "Me. You?"
R: "Mimi!"
at the end of La Vie Boheme (A)
that finally gets him to open up to her in "I Should Tell You"
Ghost Writter
oh love listening to the whole soundtrack when Im feeling LOW some days. it really brings me back up. I wish they would do a part 2 where we see what happened to everybody after they got back together.
like did Mark go work for Buzzline?
Did MiMi stay with Benny or Roger?
Did Joanne and Moreen stay together?
Did Tom find a new love or is he still holding on to Angel's memory?
WHAT ARE THEY ALL DOING NOW?
Rosa Manuela Aristizabal
Explain to me how can someone not like Rosario as Mimi, like, seriously i love her version of the character, she is so fierce, and at the same time young and somehow inocent, i love her version, it's everything Mimi is
Danilo Moura
She is perfect in this role
Maya J. Lis
she’s my favorite mimi!
TTrollkoo
Maybe ppl just don’t like mimi since you know she is a heroine junky
Reid O.
Her voice is beyond amazing.
abjaaksm
I used to like Renee more but now I really like how Rosario’s voice is so sweet and young and it contrasts really nicely with Adam’s hardened voice
Indira Solis
“there's only us, there's only this. forget regret or life is yours to miss. no other road, no other way. no day but today.” I literally get chills when she sings that part. it's just so beautiful!
Sarah Moon-Sapp
My left ribcage area is tattooed saying, "Forget regret or life is yours to miss." Of course, that was when I was young and had no regrets yet... Hopeful for a time in the future that I will feel more optimistic about life again. 🌎
M
@Sarah Moon-Sapp i would tatto it but i am coward
Michael Smith
Probably my favourite lyrics from this musical