As it turns out, there are many interpretation of the song "Light my Candle". It can be about Mimi's heróin addiction and it can also be linked to the idea of Mimi flirting/wanting Roger.
"Light My Candle" is the song where Mimi meets Roger for the first time. Mimi asks Roger to light her candle, and he tells her about his ex-girlfriend, April, who committed súicide. Mimi leaves, but comes back because she dropped her stash of drugs. Roger tries to hide it from her, but she finds it and leaves.
Check out the Rent – Light My Candle Lyrics at Songmeanings.com.
On April 29, 1996, Rent opened on Broadway. Nine years later, the film opened theatrically and starred Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Jessie L. Martin, Adam Pascal, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Anthony Rapp — most of whom became breakout stars of the stage musical, which was a modern remake of the Giacomo Puccini opera La Bohème.
Like most Broadway shows that are adapted for the screen, there are a lot of differences between the stage version of Rent we all know and love and the big screen movie version that people were 'meh' about.
Here are 7 things you probably didn't know about 'Rent' the movie shared by Bustle.com.