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Labyrinth is a 1986 British-American fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas and based upon conceptual designs by Brian Froud. The film stars David Bowie as Jareth and Jennifer Connelly as Sarah. The plot revolves around Sarah's quest to reach the center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother Toby, who has been kidnapped by Jareth, the Goblin King. With the exception of Bowie and Connelly, most of the significant characters in the film are played by puppets produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Labyrinth started as a collaboration between Jim Henson and Brian Froud, with ideas for the film first being discussed between them following a screening of their previous collaboration, The Dark Crystal. Terry Jones from Monty Python wrote the first draft of the film's script early in 1984, drawing on Brian Froud's sketches for inspiration. Various other script-writers, including Laura Phillips (who had previously written several episodes of Fraggle Rock), George Lucas, and Elaine May, subsequently re-wrote and made additions to the screenplay, although Jones received the film's sole screen-writing credit. Labyrinth was shot on location in Upper Nyack, Piermont and Haverstraw in New York, and at Elstree Studios and West Wycombe Park in the United Kingdom.
Get away - get outside,
Run with her - side by side,
Climbing down - dirty sheets,
Breaking through -the narrow streets.
That's what you get 'cause you got
Right into this dirty plot!
Bang-bang-bang
Guerilla war has no end
Bang-bang-bang
Noone survives the end
She was right - I was wrong
My heart was - not 'nough strong
Sold my soul - got nothing back
The fight is now - off the track
Take your gun - got the call
Your back is now- 'gainst the wall!
Bang-bang-bang
Guerilla war has no end
Bang-bang-bang
Noone survives the end
Walking thru' a bone-dry meadow
Birds fly over - and cast shadow
Saw a butterfly, reach out with my hand
A voice says: don't touch me!
Sky and Land - light green and blue
Lonely boat - without the crew
Saw an angel - reach out to touch her
And she says: come with me!
Top of the cliff - vast land underneath
Looking at the - dried-out heath
Smoke and fire, laments the choir
Reality comes back to me!
Bang-bang-bang
Guerilla war has no end
Bang-bang-bang
Noone survives the end
Get away - get outside,
Run with her - side by side,
Climbing down - dirty sheets,
Breaking through -the narrow streets.
That's what you get 'cause you got