In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Mimi
I jumped over the moon!!
Roger
What?
Mimi
A leap of Mooooooooooooooo-
Joanne
She's back!
Mimi
I was in a tunnel. Heading for this warm, white light...
Maureen
Oh my god!
Mimi
And I swear Angel was there - and she looked GOOD! And she
said, "Turn around girlfriend and listen to that boy's song..."
Collins
She's drenched
Maureen
Her fever's breaking
Mark
There is no future - there is no past
Roger
Thank God this moment's not the last
Mimi & Roger
There's only us
There's only this
Forget regret or life is yours to miss
All
No other road no other way
No day but today
Women Men
I can't control Will I lose my dignity
My destiny Will someone care
I trust my soul Will I wake tomorrow
My only goal is just to be From this nightmare
Without you There's only now
The hand gropes There's only here
The ear hears Give in to love
The pulse beats Or live in fear
Life goes on No other path
But I'm gone No other way
Cause I die
Without you No day but today
I die without you No day but today
I die without you No day but today
No day but today
I die without you No day but today
All
No day but today
I jumped over the moon!!
Roger
What?
Mimi
A leap of Mooooooooooooooo-
Joanne
She's back!
Mimi
I was in a tunnel. Heading for this warm, white light...
Maureen
Oh my god!
Mimi
And I swear Angel was there - and she looked GOOD! And she
said, "Turn around girlfriend and listen to that boy's song..."
Collins
She's drenched
Maureen
Her fever's breaking
Mark
There is no future - there is no past
Roger
Thank God this moment's not the last
Mimi & Roger
There's only us
There's only this
Forget regret or life is yours to miss
All
No other road no other way
No day but today
Women Men
I can't control Will I lose my dignity
My destiny Will someone care
I trust my soul Will I wake tomorrow
My only goal is just to be From this nightmare
Without you There's only now
The hand gropes There's only here
The ear hears Give in to love
The pulse beats Or live in fear
Life goes on No other path
But I'm gone No other way
Cause I die
Without you No day but today
I die without you No day but today
I die without you No day but today
No day but today
I die without you No day but today
All
No day but today
Lyrics submitted by babeee
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i love the finale! it gives the whole play a great sense of closure, when all zillion tunes and themes introduced throughout hte show all come together in harmony. the first time i heard it i was totally shocked...cuz he basically takes random songs that dont sound like theyd go together and shoves them together and it SOUNDS GOOD. its beautiful. so happy:)
This song (along with the rest of RENT) makes me so extremely sad that Jonathan Larson isn't still with us. His lyrics, his melodies, his harmonies...everything is so ingenious, especially the way it all fits together. This song is the perfect ending because it has just enough hope in it to keep us going without sounding the least bit cheesy. pure genious.
The song is beautiful. All the melodies from the shows, the idea of Roger and Mimi ending up togerther, it's all great.
But plot wise, it isn't for Rent. While musically I love this song, I don't like it as an ending. The entire theme of the show is "No day but today" as in no second chances, yet Mimi comes back? They should have let her stay dead to really get the message across. However if I somehow got to change it, I'd still keep this it. It's just too beautiful. And we don't really know if Mimi is really going to stay alive. She does have AIDS, so there's only so much life in her. And seeing it in the show, with Angel running back to the rest of the cast, is just amazing.
Well, Liztomaz, in La bohème, the Puccini opera upon which Rent was loosely based, Mimì does die—and the character than Angel is based on, Schaunard, lives.<br /> <br /> Amazing song, though. Larson went far too soon.
Liztomaz, the whole point in what Rent was about WAS "No day but today", but as I've heard in the commentary when I was watching the movie on DVD, Larson didn't want to end it with a death, he wanted it to end in happiness and life. I find that a feasible reason why Mimi lives.
ladanday, you have to remember that not all the lyrics and words were made by johnathon larson, some of the scenes are entirely from Pucinni's La Boheme, just translated to english
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I'm glad Mimi didn't end up dying. When I listened to La Bohéme, I was devastated when poor Mimi died. I think her living in RENT just gives a flicker of hope to those who've watched it. I think instead of leaving the show saddened, you instead leave feeling inspired. No day but today, right?
THE FINALE IS BRILLIANT!!!!!
I had to sing this in chorus. ♥