Light My Candle – Adam Pascal & Daphne Rubin-Vega (from “Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording)” soundtrack)By [Roger:]What’d you forget?[Mimi:]Got a light?[Roger:]I know you, you’re…you’re shivering[Mimi:]It’s nothing, they turned off my heatAnd I’m just a little weak on my feetWould you light my candle?What are you staring at?[Roger:]Nothing, your hair in the moonlightYou look familiarCan you make it?[Mimi:]Just haven’t eaten much todayAt least the room stopped spinning, anywayWhat?[Roger:]Nothing, your smile reminded me of[Mimi:]I always remind people of…Who is she?[Roger:]She died, her name was April[Mimi:]It’s out againSorry about your friendWould you light my candle?[Roger:]Well…[Mimi:]Yeah? Ow![Roger:]Oh, the wax, it’s…[Mimi:]Dripping!I like it between my…[Roger:]Fingers, I figuredOh, well, goodnightIt blew out again?[Mimi:]No, I think that I dropped my stash[Roger:]I know I’ve seen you out and aboutWhen I used to go outYour candle’s out[Mimi:]I’m illin’, I had it when I walked in the doorIt was pureIs it on the floor?[Roger:]The floor?[Mimi:]They say that I have the best assBelow 14th Street, is it true?[Roger:]What?[Mimi:]You’re staring again[Roger:]Oh no, I mean you do, have a niceI mean – you look familiar[Mimi:]Like your dead girlfriend[Roger:]Only when you smileBut I’m sure I’ve seen you somewhere else[Mimi:]Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club?That’s where I work, I danceHelp me look![Roger:]Yes!They used to tie you up[Mimi:]It’s a living[Roger:]I didn’t recognize you without the handcuffs[Mimi:]We could light the candleOh, won’t you light the candle?[Roger:]Why don’t you forget that stuff?You look like you’re sixteen[Mimi:]I’m nineteen, but I’m old for my ageI’m just born to be bad[Roger:]I once was born to be badI used to shiver like that[Mimi:]I have no heat, I told you[Roger:]I used to sweat[Mimi:]I got a cold[Roger:]Uh huh, I used to be a junkie[Mimi:]But now and then I like to…[Roger:]Uh huh[Mimi:]Feel good[Roger:]Oh, here it…[Mimi:]What’s that?[Roger:]It’s a candy bar wrapper[Mimi:]We could light the candleOh, what’d you do with my candle?[Roger:]That was my last match[Mimi:]Our eyes’ll adjustThank God for the moon[Roger:]Maybe it’s not the moon at allI hear Spike Lee’s shooting down the street[Mimi:]Bah humbug, bah humbug[Roger:]Cold hands…[Mimi:]Yours tooBig, like my father’sDo you wanna dance?[Roger:]With you?[Mimi:]No, with my father[Roger:]I’m Roger[Mimi:]They call me, they call me…Mimi www.pillowlyrics.com419786497975 88k 20