I Miss the Mountains

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"I Miss the Mountains" is a poignant solo number from the rock musical *Next to Normal*, in which the character Diana reflects on the emotional numbness caused by her psychiatric medication and longs for the intensity of her former feelings.

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I Miss the Mountains canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
solo number
song
associatedWith Broadway musical theatre repertoire
associatedWork Next to Normal
surface form: Next to Normal original cast recording
characterPerspective first-person reflection by Diana Goodman
composer Tom Kitt
dramaticTone introspective
poignant
firstPerformanceIn Next to Normal
surface form: Next to Normal (Broadway production)
genre rock musical song
hasSubject bipolar disorder
emotional regulation
treatment side effects
language English
lyricalContent Diana
surface form: Diana contrasts her past emotional highs and lows with her current medicated state

Diana
surface form: Diana expresses desire to feel deeply again
lyricist Brian Yorkey
lyricsBy Brian Yorkey
medium stage performance
musicalWorkFrom Next to Normal
musicBy Tom Kitt
narrativeFunction character development for Diana Goodman
exploration of side effects of medication
originalProduction Next to Normal
surface form: Broadway production of Next to Normal
originCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf Next to Normal
performedByCharacter Diana Goodman
performedIn stage productions of Next to Normal
settingWithinWork Diana’s home life in Next to Normal
sungBy Diana Goodman
theme emotional numbness
identity and self-perception
longing for intense feelings
mental health
psychiatric medication
typicalPerformanceContext concert performances of songs from Next to Normal
musical theatre auditions
vocalType female solo
workType number in a book musical

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Next to Normal notableSong I Miss the Mountains
Diana Goodman musicalNumberFeature I Miss the Mountains