Light My Candle
Rent Lyrics

What'd you forget?
As Roger enters the apartment building, Mimi asks him what he forgot.

Got a light?
Mimi asks Roger for a light for her candle.

I know you, you're...you're shivering
Mimi recognizes Roger from seeing him around but notices that he's shivering.

It's nothing, they turned off my heat And I'm just a little weak on my feet Would you light my candle? What are you staring at?
Roger explains that his heat has been turned off while Mimi explains that she's a little weak on her feet. Mimi then asks Roger to light her candle while questioning why he's staring at her.

Nothing, your hair in the moonlight You look familiar Can you make it?
Roger is caught staring at Mimi's hair in the moonlight but quickly denies it, simply saying that she looks familiar. He then asks if she can make it.

Just haven't eaten much today At least the room stopped spinning, anyway What?
Mimi explains that she hasn't eaten much that day and that the room has stopped spinning. She then asks a confused Roger what he's looking at.

Nothing, your smile reminded me of I always remind people of... Who is she?
Roger tells Mimi that her smile reminded him of someone but then trails off. Mimi asks who he's talking about and he responds by saying it was his ex-girlfriend, April.

It's out again Sorry about your friend Would you light my candle?
Mimi's candle goes out again and Roger apologizes for her loss. She then asks him to light her candle once more.

Well... Yeah? Ow!
Roger hesitates before responding to Mimi's request but then agrees while accidentally burning his hand on the hot wax.

Oh, the wax, it's... Dripping! I like it, between my...
Mimi notices that the wax is dripping from the candle and states that she likes the feeling of it in between her fingers.

Fingers, I figured Oh, well, goodnight
Roger figures out what Mimi meant and then quickly leaves her apartment for the night.

It blew out again? No, I think that I dropped my stash
Mimi's candle seems to have gone out once again but she quickly reveals that she dropped her stash (drugs).

I know I've seen you out and about When I used to go out Your candle's out I'm illin', I had it when I walked in the door It was pure Is it on the floor?
Mimi remembers seeing Roger around when she used to go out. She then mentions that she's feeling ill and believes that she had something when she walked in the door. She confirms that her stash is on the floor.

They say that I have the best ass Below 14th Street, is it true? You're staring again Oh no, I mean you do, have a nice... I mean, you look familiar Like your dead girlfriend Only when you smile But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else
Mimi makes a flirtatious remark about herself and then asks if Roger thinks it's true. He denies staring at her before awkwardly complimenting her. Mimi jokes about reminding people of his dead girlfriend, April. She adds that she thinks she's seen him somewhere else before.

Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club? That's where I work, I dance Help me look! Yes! They used to tie you up It's a living I didn't recognize you without the handcuffs We could light the candle Oh, won't you light the candle?
Mimi asks Roger if he goes to the club where she works and then asks him to help look for her stash. They confirm that they know each other from when Mimi used to work as a dancer, where they used to tie her up. Roger jokes that it's a living. Mimi then asks him to light the candle again.

Why don't you forget that stuff? You look like you're sixteen I'm nineteen, but I'm old for my age I'm just born to be bad I once was born to be bad I used to shiver like that I have no heat, I told you I used to sweat I got a cold Uh huh, I used to be a junkie But now and then I like to... Uh huh Feel good Oh, here it... What's that? It's a candy bar wrapper We could light the candle Oh, what'd you do with my candle?
Roger tells Mimi to forget about her drug use, adding that she looks like she's only sixteen. Mimi explains that she's nineteen but feels old for her age. She admits to being a former junkie but says that she likes to feel good every once in a while. Mimi then asks about a rustling noise and they find that it's just a candy bar wrapper. The scene ends with Mimi asking where her candle is.

That was my last match Our eyes'll adjust Thank God for the moon Maybe it's not the moon at all I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street Bah humbug, bah humbug
Roger reveals that he's out of matches and they'll have to adjust to the darkness. He thanks the moon for providing some light but then questions whether that's what they're seeing at all. Roger adds that he hears Spike Lee is filming somewhere nearby before Mimi sarcastically exclaims, 'bah humbug.'

Cold hands Yours too Big, like my father's Do you wanna dance? With you? No, with my father I'm Roger They call me, they call me... Mimi
Mimi and Roger comment on their cold hands before Mimi compares Roger's hand size to her father's. She then asks if Roger wants to dance before quicky correcting herself, saying she wants to dance with her father. Roger introduces himself and Mimi responds with her name.