Rent movie - Light My Candle lyrics
rate me<br>
[ROGER]<br>
<br>
What'd you forget?<br>
<br>
[MIMI enters, holding a candle and looking for a match;]<br>
[her electricity is down, too.]<br>
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[MIMI]<br>
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Got a light?<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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I know you? -- You're --<br>
You're shivering<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
<br>
It's nothing<br>
They turned off my heat<br>
And I'm just a little<br>
Weak on my feet<br>
Would you light my candle?<br>
What are you staring at?<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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Nothing<br>
Your hair in the moonlight<br>
You look familiar<br>
[He lights her candle. MIMI starts to leave, but stumbles.]<br>
Can you make it?<br>
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[MIMI]<br>
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Just haven't eaten much today<br>
At least the room stopped spinning.<br>
Anyway. What?<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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Nothing<br>
Your smile reminded me of --<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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I always remind people of -- who is she?<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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She died. Her name was April<br>
<br>
[MIMI discreetly blows out the candle.]<br>
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[MIMI]<br>
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It's out again<br>
Sorry about your friend<br>
Would you light my candle?<br>
<br>
[ROGER lights the candle. They linger, awkwardly.]<br>
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[ROGER]<br>
<br>
Well --<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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Yeah. Ow!<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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Oh, the wax -- it's --<br>
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[MIMI]<br>
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Dripping! I like it -- between my --<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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Fingers. I figured...<br>
Oh, well. Goodnight.<br>
<br>
[MIMI exits. ROGER heads back toward his guitar on the table.]<br>
[There is another knock, which he answers.]<br>
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It blew out again?<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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No -- I think that I dropped my stash<br>
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[ROGER]<br>
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I know I've seen you out and about<br>
When I used to go out<br>
Your candle's out<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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I'm illin' --<br>
I had it when I walked in the door<br>
It was pure -- <br>
Is it on the floor?<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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The floor?<br>
<br>
[MIMI gets down on all fours and starts searching]<br>
[the floor for her stash. She lookss back at ROGER,]<br>
[who is staring at her again.]<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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They say I have the best ass below 14th street<br>
Is it true?<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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What?<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
<br>
You're staring again.<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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Oh no.<br>
I mean you do -- have a nice --<br>
I mean -- You look familiar<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
<br>
Like your dead girlfriend?<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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Only when you smile.<br>
But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else --<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
<br>
Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club?<br>
That's where I work - I dance - help me look<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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Yes!<br>
They used to tie you up --<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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It's a living<br>
<br>
[MIMI douses the flame again.]<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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I didn't recognize you<br>
Without the handcuffs<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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We could light the candle<br>
Oh won't you light the candle?<br>
<br>
[ROGER lights it again.]<br>
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[ROGER]<br>
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Why don't you forget that stuff<br>
You look like you're sixteen<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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I'm nineteen -- but I'm old for my age<br>
I'm just born to be bad<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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I once was born to be bad<br>
I used to shiver like that<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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I have no heat -- I told you<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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I used to sweat<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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I got a cold<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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Uh huh<br>
I used to be a junkie<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
<br>
But now and then I like to --<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
<br>
Uh huh<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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Feel good<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
<br>
Here it -- um --<br>
<br>
[ROGER stoops and picks up a small object: MIMI's stash.]<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
<br>
What's that?<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
<br>
It's a candy bar wrapper<br>
<br>
[ROGER puts it behind his back and into his pocket.]<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
<br>
We could light the candle<br>
<br>
[ROGER discreetly blows out the candle.]<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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What'd you do with my candle?<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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That was my last match<br>
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[MIMI]<br>
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Our eyes'll adjust, thank God for the moon<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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Maybe it's not the moon at all<br>
I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street<br>
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[MIMI]<br>
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Bah humbug ... Bah humbug<br>
<br>
[MIMI places her hand under his, pretending to do it by accident.]<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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Cold hands<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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Yours too.<br>
Big. Like my father's<br>
You wanna dance?<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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With you?<br>
<br>
[MIMI]<br>
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No -- with my father<br>
<br>
[ROGER]<br>
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I'm Roger<br>
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[MIMI]<br>
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They call me<br>
They call me Mimi<br>
<br>
[They come extremely close to a kiss.]<br>
[MIMI reaches into his pocket, nabs the stash,]<br>
[waves it in front of his face, and makes a sexy exit.]<br>
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