Just Another Day
Aaron Tveit Adam Chanler-Berat Alice Ripley J. Robert Spencer Jennifer Damiano Louis Hobson & Next t Lyrics

They're the perfect Loving family, so adoring...
This family is portraying perfection and a lot of affection.

And I love them Every day of every week.
I love them every day with no exceptions or boundaries.

So my son's a little shit, My husband's boring, And my daughter, Though a genius, is a freak.
The daughter is talented but isn't like a normal person, the son is naughty, and the husband is dull.

Still I help them Love each other Father, mother, Sister, brother, Cheek to cheek!
I still help them love and support each other, bonding like no other family.

Natalie? It's four in the morning—is everything ok?
Asking Natalie if everything's alright early in the morning.

Natalie: Everything's great, why wouldn't it be great? It's great!
Natalie replies with confidence that everything is great and questions why it wouldn't be otherwise.

Diana: Honey, you need to slow down, take some time for yourself. I'm going to have sex with your father.
Diana advises Natalie to relax and take some time for herself, while saying in a sarcastic tone that she's going to have sex with her father.

Natalie: Great. Thanks. I'm so glad I know that.
Natalie sarcastically thanks her mother for telling her that information.

So it's times like these I wonder how I take it—
During moments like these, the artist is questioning how she is managing to handle the situation.

And if other fam'lies Live the way we do... If they love each other Or if they just fake it, And if other daughter Feel like I feel too...
The artist wonders if other families are similar to them, whether they love each other or pretend to, and if other daughters feel the same.

'Cause some days I think I'm dying— But I'm really only Trying to get through.
Some days, the singer feels like giving up, but is actually trying harder to get through the difficulties.

For just another day... For another stolen hour, When the world will Feel my power and obey.
The artist wants to get through the day and have another hour to feel powerful in controlling the world.

Gabe & Natalie: It's just another day... Feeling like I'll live forever... Feeling like this feeling never goes away...
The two characters are expressing that every day feels the same and they feel like they'll live forever in this feeling of monotony.

Dan: When it's up to you To hold your house together... A house you built with Patience and with care... But you're grappling with That grey and rainy weather, And you're living on a latte And a prayer— Dan & Diana:
Dan notes that it's his responsibility to keep the family and household intact, despite the hardships and obstacles he's facing. He adds that he's surviving on a coffee and a prayer.

Can you keep The cup from tipping? Can you keep The grip from slipping in despair? For just another day.
The lines ask if Dan could keep himself from losing hope and life's challenges.

Dan & Gabe: In the hustle and the hurry. You want to wipe Your worry clean away.
Dan and Gabe talk about how in the swarm of their fast-paced lifestyle, they want to forget the culprit of their worries.

Diana, Dan & Gabe: For just another day.
The characters want to get over the day and cope with the problems they faced.

I will keep the Plates all spinning— Diana & Natalie: With a smile so white And winning all the way— 'Cause what doesn't kill me Doesn't kill me, So fill me up For just another day.
The singer will keep everything in motion, maintaining pretty looks on a daily basis, because whatever doesn't kill her will make her stronger, so she's enduring another day.

It only hurts when I breathe. It only hurts when I try. It only hurts when I think. It only hurts when I cry. It only hurts when I work. It only hurts when I play. It only hurts when I move. It only hurts when I say...
The singer lists a series of daily activities that only hurt and make it harder to endure the stress of everyday life.

Dan, Natalie & Gabe: It's just another day And the morning sun Is stunning, And you wish that you Were running far away. It's just another day— Birds are singing, Things are growing, And you wish You could be going But you stay. And stay forever, Though you know It's now or never, And you know That for forever...
The characters recognize it's another usual day, and no matter how beautiful the morning sun and surroundings are, they want to escape the situation, but they keep staying and will keep staying because they don't know anything different.

Every day is just another... And another... and another... I will hold it all together. We're the perfect loving fam'ly. If they say we're not, then fuck 'em— The perfect loving fam'ly. I will keep the plates all spinning, And the world just keeps on spinning, And I think the house is spinning...
Every day is the same mundane routine, but speaking of common stereotypes, they're the perfect loving family. The artist will keep the plates spinning because everything just keeps rolling on despite the chaos.