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Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave.
— Jareth · Labyrinth
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker demands fear, love and obedience, promising in exchange to become the listener's slave. That offer reverses the apparent roles while keeping control in the speaker's hands. The bargain mixes seduction with domination: the pledge to serve depends on first receiving complete submission.
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