Light My Candle

[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 heat

And I'm just a little

Weak on my feet

Would you light my candle?

What are you staring at?



[ROGER]

Nothing

Your hair in the moonlight

You look familiar

Can you make it?



[MIMI]

Just haven't eaten much today

At least the room stopped spinning.

Anyway. What?



[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 again

Sorry about your friend

Would 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 figured...

Oh, well. Goodnight.

It blew out again?



[MIMI]

No -- I think that I dropped my stash



[ROGER]

I know I've seen you out and about

When I used to go out

Your candle's out



[MIMI]

I'm illin' --

I had it when I walked in the door

It was pure --

Is it on the floor?



[ROGER]

The floor?



[MIMI]

They say I have the best ass below 14th street

Is it true?



[ROGER]

What?



[MIMI]

You're staring again.



[ROGER]

Oh no.

I mean you do -- have a nice --

I mean -- You look familiar



[MIMI]

Like your dead girlfriend?



[ROGER]

Only when you smile.

But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else --



[MIMI]

Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club?

That's where I work - I dance



[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 candle

Oh 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 age

I'm just born to be bad



[ROGER]

I once was born to be bad

I 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]

uh - candy bar wrapper



[MIMI]

We could light the candle



[MIMI]

What'd you do with my candle?



[ROGER]

That was my last match



[MIMI]

Our eyes'll adjust, thank God for the moon



[ROGER]

Maybe it's not the moon at all

I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street



[MIMI]

Bah humbug ... Bah humbug



[ROGER]

Cold hands



[MIMI]

Yours too.

Big. Like my father's

You wanna dance?



[ROGER]

With you?



[MIMI]

No -- with my father



[ROGER]

I'm Roger



[MIMI]

They call me

They call me Mimi