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(He exits)

ROGER:

I'm writing one great song before I.

"ONE SONG GLORY"

One song

Glory

One song

Before I go

Glory

One song to leave behind

Find one song

One last refrain

Glory

From the pretty boy front man

Who wasted opportunity

One song

He had the world at his feet

Glory

In the eyes of a young girl

A young girl

Find glory

Beyond the cheap colored lights

One song

Before the sun sets

Glory - on another empty life

Time flies - time dies

Glory - One blaze of glory

One blaze of glory - glory

Find

Glory

In a song that rings true

Truth like a blazing fire

An eternal flame

Find

One song

A song about love

Glory

From the soul of a young man

A young man

Find

The one song

Before the virus takes hold

Glory

Like a sunset

One song

To redeem this empty life

Time flies

And then - no need to endure anymore

Time dies

(ROGER is interrupted by a sharp knock on the door. It is MIMI

MARQUEZ, a beautiful stranger from downstairs)

The door

(ROGER crosses to the door)

"LIGHT MY CANDLE"

ROGER:

What'd you forget?

(MIMI enters, holding a candle and looking for a match; her electricity is

down, too)

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

(He lights her candle. MIMI starts to leave, but stumbles)

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 discreetly blows out the candle)

MIMI:

It's out again

Sorry about your friend

Would you light my candle?

(ROGER lights the candle. They linger, awkwardly)

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

(MIMI exits. ROGER heads back toward his guitar on the table. There is

another knock, which he answers)

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 gets down on all fours and starts searching the floor for her stash.

She looks back at ROGER, who is staring at her again)

MIMI:

They say I have the best ass below 14th street

Is it true?

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