Labyrinth - Within You - David Bowie 1986

[TheDevilsLovechild]

Good old Bowie, he OWNED the role of goblin king x

[anna-marievanaltena]

I fell in love with Jareth, the Goblin King in the movie Labyrinth, for never have I seen a more beautiful man.The soundtrack, his singing, as well as his speaking voice is mesmerizing.I am so glad I have been blessed to see this movie abd have the soundtrack, as well as so much of my hero's fabulous, unique music .He could do vocal gymnastics like no-one else.

[taracollins]

I am still floored by this scene. How they must have done it! Little CGI back then, people actually had to 'work' for most of their special effects. This was epic. The entire film was!

[ARobinStory]

Wow, I never realised it but at 0:40 when he says 'I move the stars for no one' he looks so heartbroken like he's about to cry. I guess he means I move them for no one but I've moved them for you, does that mean nothing to you? David Bowie did such a good job <3

[SKuusk]

I come here just to hear him sing the lines:

"_Your eyes can be so cruel
just as I can be so cruel_"

[raphiebetts]

Has anyone ever realised that Jareth wanted to send Sarah to the beginning because he knows she won't give up and she will keep coming back so he gets to see her even more? and because he sends her back, he resets time again so she will stay longer! and this then fits in with the ending where he talks about how generous he has been and he wants her to love him!!!

[ShaDHP]

I once read a theory that Labyrinth is a story Sarah was writing and got lost in. Jareth wants to be her perfect villain, an all powerful, handsome dark figure feard by all. Facing him, she shows she's not scared of her own creation and his powers fade faster and faster. In this scene, he laments that he's everything she wants him to be, but it brings her no happiness and she defies him to the end.

[sophski]

Live without your sunlight.
Love without your heartbeat.
RIP David Bowie :'(

[natashabosquet]

I fell in love with David Bowie when I watched this film at 11 years old. Before I even knew who he was and discovered his music. I’m 48 now and I love him still!

[Johnlindsey]

When I saw this movie in theaters in kindergarten with my 11 and 14 year old brothers in St. Louis, we thought this was an amazing sequence.

[joannavelez]

As he finishes his song, you can feel the ache Jareth feels for her, as though he knew she would not accept his offier but still clung to the hope she might.  I really wish this had gotten a proper sequel then, with an adult Sarah who betters understands his actions and a wiser Jareth who realizes how her age affected her decision.

[AtlasBlizzard]

I love the movie's message that just because you can't be a child forever and have to grow up, that doesn't mean you can't keep your sense of fantasy and wonder.

[delilah.brooks]

He looks like he's about to cry when he says, 'I move the stars for no one' (R.I.P. Goblin King you are missed)

[amandabond]

To think that cute little baby boy is probably almost 40 now!
RIP David Bowie, you are timeless! ❤

[GlitchyHalo]

Makes me feel so bad for him how sad and hurt he looks during this scene especially when he sings “I move the stars for no one” and “I can’t live within you” and how he sings that part in a choppy way to sound like he is holding back tears

“I can’t live within you” can mean similar sounding to “I can’t live without you” and that Jareth is simply part of Sarah’s fantasies and he doesn’t want to just be a fantasy to Sarah but something real

[SashyGryphyth]

He is within her. This whole construct is within her. He is a part of her. He is a part that wanted validation, but the main part of her on this journey within needed self determination and to protect her principles and assess her values. He has different needs. Within her construct she figured out her priorities.
All of this labyrinth is in her. When she came to "reality" she actually woke up twice.
She is also a good example of the phrase "Be careful what you wish for." js.
He's not a villain. Never was. There's no villains here in this movie, they are all part of her and all needed something, all had a role in her growth and meaning of life and construct of reality. She moved on from each challenging aspect with self determination. She moved on.
This whole movie is an inward self processing session. Such is life.

[leeannasloan]

I was 7 when this movie came out. I fell hard for Bowie, I'm 42 years old and still falling.

[jerrysizzler]

I'm surprised to see so few comments about this being the anthem of obsessive love. He's not sad, he's furious he can't control her like he does everything else in his kingdom.

"Live without the sunlight. Love without your heartbeat" - begging her to give up her freedom to stay in the Underground with him.

[ilovepockystix]

*Edit as of 6/15/2023; I am aware now that Jim Henson already explained what this scene and story represents but at the time of writing this, I had only watched the movie adaptation and had not read the book or researched the creator and minds behind it all. ^ ^ Still, thank you to those of you who still agree or like my silly interpretation! Means a lot lol
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Even if Jareth is some representation of the devil or whatever and he was trying to seduce and manipulate her to stay with him forever, still doesn't change the fact that Jareth sounds deeply hurt and lonely here. He does have feelings, even if they come off bitter and selfish. All he has is his goblins, no material thing satisfies him. He was drawn to Sarah because of her strengths, her courage, her purity, things he doesn't posses, despite his bravado's. He admired her for that (and possibly even feared), that's why she was special. She was different, she stood up to him and his challenges. Surely he had attempted this with other females before Sarah and all rejected his offers and failed. The sad thing is though, Jareth doesn't understand that's not how a woman's heart works. You can't always just simply toss pretty gifts in their face and expect them to be wooed and fall into your arms. The human heart is a complex thing, it takes time and reason and relies on connection. Not to mention, stealing your baby brother and threatening to turn it into a goblin doesn't exactly leave a good impression. Not saying Jareth is exactly innocent but I don't think he's necessarily pure evil, just following the wrong paths. Over time, he might have the potential to be good.

Idk, it's something about this part of the film. He seems to be admitting his defeat and the fact that she's gotten the best of him. Surely he also admires Sarah for the compassion and dedication she has for her younger brother so when he says 'I can't live within you', I feel like he's also saying: I'm not capable of the same compassion you are. Maybe I'm looking too far into it, I just think there's a lot of possibilities.

[YochevedDesigns]

That M.C. Escher set is absolutely genius. It's always been one of my favorite pieces of art.