Just Another Day
Next to Normal - Original Broadway Cast Lyrics

They're the perfect
This family appears to be perfect and happy on the surface

Loving family, so adoring...
They love and care for each other deeply

And I love them
Diana loves her family

Every day of every week.
She loves them every single day

So my son's a little shit,
But her son can be difficult and challenging at times

My husband's boring,
Her husband is unexciting and dull

And my daughter,
Her daughter

Though a genius, is a freak.
Despite being talented, her daughter feels like an outcast

Still I help them
However, Diana continues to support and assist her family

Love each other
In fostering love between them

Father, mother,
Between the father and mother

Sister, brother,
Between the sister and brother

Cheek to cheek!
Creating moments of closeness and connection

Everything's great, why wouldn't it be great? It's great!
Natalie insists that everything is fine, even if it may not be

Honey, you need to slow down, take some time for yourself.
Diana advises Natalie to take care of herself and not rush

I'm going to have sex with your father.
Diana speaks casually about her sexual relationship with Natalie's father

Great. Thanks. I'm so glad I know that.
Natalie expresses sarcasm and frustration about knowing her parents' intimate plans

So it's times like these
During moments like this

I wonder how I take it—
Diana reflects on how she handles her family's situation

And if other fam'lies
She ponders if other families

Live the way we do...
Lead lives similar to theirs

If they love each other
If they truly love and care for each other

Or if they just fake it,
Or if their love is just a facade

And if other daughter
She wonders if other daughters

Feel like I feel too...
Share her feelings and experiences

'Cause some days
Because on certain days

I think I'm dying—
She feels overwhelmed and on the brink of breaking down

But I'm really only
But in reality, she's just

Trying to get through.
Trying to survive and cope with the challenges

For just another day...
In order to face another day

For another stolen hour,
For more precious time

When the world will
When everything will

Feel my power and obey.
Acknowledge her presence and authority

Feeling like I'll live forever...
Believing that she will live on eternally

Feeling like this feeling never goes away...
The feeling she experiences seems everlasting

When it's up to you
When the responsibility falls on you

To hold your house together...
To maintain the stability and harmony of your family

A house you built with
A home you constructed with

Patience and with care...
With patience and meticulousness

But you're grappling with
But you're struggling with

That grey and rainy weather,
The gloomy and challenging circumstances

And you're living on a latte Prayer—
And you're surviving on fumes and desperate hope

Can you keep
Can you manage to

The cup from tipping?
Prevent everything from falling apart?

Can you keep
Can you maintain

The grip from slipping in despair?
Your hold on things from weakening due to hopelessness?

In the hustle and the hurry.
In the busyness and rush of life

You want to wipe
You desire to wipe away

Your worry clean away.
All your worries completely

I will keep the Plates all spinning—
Diana will ensure that everything keeps running smoothly

With a smile so white And winning all the way—
Maintaining a bright and confident demeanor throughout

'Cause what doesn't kill me Doesn't kill me,
Diana believes that if she survives the challenges, it only makes her stronger

So fill me up For just another day.
She seeks strength and resilience to face another day

It only hurts when I breathe.
She feels pain, but only when she breathes

It only hurts when I try.
The pain only intensifies when she tries

It only hurts when I think.
The pain is triggered by her thoughts

It only hurts when I cry.
The pain surfaces when she cries

It only hurts when I work.
The pain accompanies her efforts and work

It only hurts when I play.
The pain emerges during her moments of recreation

It only hurts when I move.
The pain is felt when she moves

It only hurts when I say...
The pain is triggered by her words

And the morning sun Is stunning,
The beauty of the morning sun is breathtaking

And you wish that you Were running far away.
She yearns to escape and be somewhere else

Birds are singing, Things are growing,
The sounds of nature indicate life moving forward

And you wish You could be going
She desires a change and new experiences

But you stay.
However, she remains where she is

And you stay And stay forever,
She continues to stay in her current situation indefinitely

Though you know It's now or never,
Even though she recognizes that a change needs to happen

And you know That for forever...
And she understands that this may be the case forever

Every day is just another...
Every day is just like the others

And another... and another...
Repeating and blending into one another

I will hold it all together.
Diana will maintain the family's facade of unity and stability

We're the perfect loving fam'ly.
She believes that they are the ideal, loving family

If they say we're not, then fuck 'em—
If others criticize their family, she dismisses their opinions

The perfect loving fam'ly.
She continues to assert that they are the perfect family

I will keep the plates all spinning,
Diana will ensure that everything keeps running smoothly

And the world just keeps on spinning...
Despite her struggles, life continues to move forward

And I think the house is spinning...
She feels overwhelmed and disoriented