- Just...
- Good to come in now?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Thank you.
Do you need anything
before we get started?
- No, I think I'll be okay.
- Yeah, good?
- Yeah, thank you.
- Evan, you're good?
- Yeah.
- Yeah. Okay.
You okay to start?
Yeah, whenever.
It's nice to see you.
You look good.
Do I?
So, before we get
into the new stuff,
I thought we could talk about
what happened.
On the record?
I-I can't tell this story
without the old one.
All right, uh...
What do you wanna know?
Rock Show
You came to hear it
You came to sneer it
You came to do it all
Do you wanna get it
for credit it?
Forget it, don't bet it,
call in the medic
He's pathetic,
you've gotta let it go
Let's go
Rock show
Come on!
Rock show
You came to see
a rock show
This ain't
a f*ck' talk show
You came to see it all
Rock show,
let's go
Rock show
Let's go,
rock show
Let's go,
rock show
Come on!
So, tell me about
Emmett Lake.
I f*cking hated
Emmett Lake.
Moving on.
Was it that bad?
Yeah, it was Emmett Lake,
but, um, I had !sis.
Mm, mm-hm, she was the one
who taught you guitar.
Yeah, she... she taught me
a lot of things.
Now, play me an A.
Okay.
Okay, remember.
It's one, two, three.
Play me an A.
You said you practised.
I practised.
I swear.
- No, you didn't.
- Yes, I did.
- Is that good?
- Yeah, it's really good.
I love you, Ice.
I love you more.
- Hey, Ice.
- What are you doing?
- It's time.
- What?
What is it time for?
It's time to play
some real music.
My name is Evan Strocker,
and... we're about
to record
our first single ever.
I loved you because
you were all that I knew
I loved how you looked
with the sun goin' down
But you never let me grow in
the way that a true lover...
So, that first song,
you wrote that for !sis?
With Ice.
And...
and your drummer, um?
Angus.
He hated that song.
- Uh, but, Coco...
- Great f*ck' bassist.
...yeah, she liked it,
and since Angus
wanted to have sex with Coco
more than he wanted
to hate the song...
...like you needed me
You wanted to press pause
at the part where I loved you
You wanted me to be here
and never be free
But no one is the same
now or ever
And nothin' here can hold up
the size of my heart
So one more night
of holding you close
Then it's time for the story
of our lives to start
I didn't even know
I liked you.
Oh, I always kinda
liked you.
Ah!
Don't get any ideas
just 'cause we're in a band.
Hm?
Think we're gonna be any good?
Hold that thought.
Hold that thought.
Okay, I'll be waiting.
h*!
Oh, don't mind me.
What'd you think?
Yeah, it didn't
totally suck.
What are you
talking about, dude?
We rocked.
What?
Evan, don't take this
the wrong way, man,
but if we're serious about this,
we need another guitar player.
We have a guitar player.
No, we don't.
Not like this.
- "This" being?
- My brother.
Lugh?
Your brother Lugh?
Angus, no offence.
Isn't he kind of--
- Isn't he kind of what?
- You know...
Wow.
Okay.
Didn't take you two
for the judgey types.
If I were fearless
I'd take a b*llet
And impress my fri--
Holy sh*t.
Lugh.
Lugh!
Lugh!
Do you wanna be in a band?
Why do I have
to change my clothes?
'Cause you're
gonna be in a band.
Not just any band.
The coolest f*ck' band
in the world.
Yeah, it's just like
a style upgrade.
Halloween colours,
I don't know if that's the vibe.
Halloween?
Uh, no, what's that?
You have the pastel.
The.. the... that one, yeah.
- You want me to put it on?
- Yeah.
..with a parade and a song
Ooh-ah
Well, now I can't see.
Whoa.
You really can't see.
It's looking really good.
We're gonna have
to lose the pants.
Different pants for sure.
Look.
Lookit already.
It's a new man emerging.
I have one more thing.
- You all good?
- Yeah.
Evan. Sorry.
- Dad, f*ck. Jesus.
- Sorry, sorry.
Shoulda knocked.
Get me the f*ck outta here.
- Okay, are you ready?
- Mm.
Dad?
Um, I'm just lookin' for
the extension cable.
The band's comin' over
to practise.
Uh, not today, okay?
- Yeah, but--
- If you don't mind.
Just this once.
It's just it's Tuesday,
and the band, we always--
Get what you want?
Yeah, maybe...
maybe this time
Evan doesn't get his own way
without a thought
for anyone else.
That's right.
Coco, for real?
What?
Oh, yeah.
Do it up.
Oh, my God.
- f*ck Emmett Lake! Am I right?
- f*ck Emmett Lake.
- Cheers to that.
- f*ck you, Emmett Lake.
Cheers to that.
We doin' practice at yours now?
- Yep.
- Mm.
Yeah, but we gotta
name this band, guys.
Right, okay, well,
let's brainstorm somethin'.
Uh, somethin' that separates us
from other bands I think.
- "The Other"?
- "The Others"?
- "The Othered."
- That's not bad.
- f*ck' d*kes!
- f*ck freaks!
Hey, f*ck you, hicks, eh?
Eat sh*t.
- Oh, f*ck you, p*ssy.
- f*ck you.
as*h*le.
"Freak d*kes"?
Yeah, I'm dying to be in a band
called "The Freak d*kes."
I'm just leaning in.
Ideas welcome.
"Differently."
Differently what?
Uh... I don't know.
Just Differently.
So, an adverb
as a band name?
- How 'bout "The Abnormals"?
- We're not punk.
How about "The Post Normals"?
"The New Normal"?
Wait.
Coco.
Bass.
- You're-- you're doing this?
- Yeah, I'm doin' this.
- Okay, Angus.
Drums.
Prove it.
I'm Lugh.
I hold the guitar.
- Mm.
- Yeah, you do, bro.
!sis, voice and keys.
I'm Evan.
Lead vocals.
We are..
...The New Normals!
One, two,
one, two, three, go.
Well, I hate your lipstick,
I hate your lipstick
Because it covers
your mouth up
So I can't kiss it
When I'm walkin'
with you
Los Angeles or Sausalito
I want the whole
world to know
That I belong to you
But I can't do nothin'
Except for holdin'
your hand
Like I'm your brother
or a g*y friend
But I'm not your man
'Cause I hate
your lipstick
Ice cream
and cruise tickets?
'Cause I hate
your lipstick
I don't know.
He's... Angus got me drunk.
Buddy went hard last night.
I'm not drinking again.
Eat Up.
Last time in my life.
A little pit stop.
Well, we go
and see a rock band
Double-O Five J Bond
All the boys
are lookin' at you
Because they want you too
There she is.
Loadin' up
for the big show tonight.
And I puff
my chest out
So, when did you realize
all of this was bigger
than Emmett Lake?
We didn't.
You know, I always saw !sis as
my ticket out of there.
She was moving to the city for
school and I was going with her.
Mm, so the band
almost broke up then?
Yeah, that was
supposed to be it for us.
Last show ever.
It's gonna be frickin' rager.
Yeah, this guy's breakin' up
the band to go to the big city,
spend all of his time
with his girlfriend.
- Huh?
- Yeah.
...covers your mouth up
So I can't kiss it...
Woo!
Here he is.
Bro, you okay?
Huh?
Yeah, no, I'm great.
You're good, yeah?
Look, man.
Nothing's forever, buddy.
- Come on.
- Stop, stop!
You're bein' a little buzzkill.
Ya little buzzkill.
Ooh!
Hello, m*therf*ckers.
Okay.
Hey, easy, babe.
Mm.
What?
It's grad.
Yeah, it's not your
grad though.
Yeah, but I'm in
a grad mood.
- Uh-huh.
- You know what we should do?
- What's that?
- We should go f*ck in the loft.
But we're on
in like five minutes.
Yeah, you're
a two-minute man.
What?
Hey!
There he is!
Emmett Lake's
latest high school grad.
The town is simply bursting
with pride.
Took you long
enough, buddy.
Well, !sis made me.
Oh, an extra semester?
Yeah, you're welcome.
Now, you're off
to the big 'shmoke'.
You find your people,
seek your fortune,
leave your friends.
Coco, can we not
do this here?
Just sayin' hello
to the elephant in the room.
What "elephant in the room"?
We've been talking about this
for like a month.
Lugh, you ready
to k*ll this?
I'm not the one
k*lling anything.
Hello, hello, hello.
Hey, uh...
Just wanted to thank y'all
for comin' out to see
Evan and !sis off.
Uh...
Evan has graduated.
Better late than never.
Anyway...
Evan is, uh,
well, he's goin' off
to the big city and Evie's--
--Evan.
Evan is going off
to the big city...
...and, uh, you know,
I'm not losin' a son.
I'm gainin' a spare room.
Hey!
Gary Strocker,
ladies and gentlemen.
Gary, uh...
you gonna leave my dad
holdin' your fifth beer of
the night all night tonight,
or what?
Hey, a round of applause.
Gary.
Okay, uh, everybody,
who's ready to dance?
- New Normals!
- New Normals!
Yeah, New Normals!
What song are we playing?
- Who are we, Lugh?
- We're The New Normals.
One, two, three, four.
Outside there's
a box car waitin'
Outside the family stew
Out by
the fire breathing
Outside we wait
'Til face turns blue
I know
the nervous walkin'
I know
the dirty beard hangs
Hell of a day, boys!
Out by
the box car waitin'
Take me away
to nowhere plains
Woo-hoo-hoo!
So long, so long
You'll never wait so long
Here comes your man
Here comes your man
Let's go!
Hey, hey, hey!
This isn't a Limp Bizkit show!
No sh*t!
It's a concert. Keep playing!
Why don't you f*ck off where you
came from, you dumb c*ck?
Why don't you shut up
and play, d*ke?
Hey, I'm f*ck'
talkin' to you.
What the f*ck
did you just say?
Hey, what the f*ck
was that?
f*ck off!
You f*cking as*h*le!
Eat sh*t!
f*ck! Ah, my eye!
Oh, my God!
Lugh, are you okay?
Get the f*ck out of here!
Get the f*ck out!
Always f*cking
ruining everything!
- Lugh!
- Hey, I'm here.
You're okay.
It's gonna be okay.
We're not f*ck'
finished, you assholes!
Get back here!
- You gotta stay still.
- I think I'm gonna be blind.
No, you got you--
Ice, hurry up!
We're almost there.
Don't leave me here.
Don't leave me here.
Don't leave me here.
Okay.
What's he gonna do
when we're gone?
He's got Angus.
They've got the store.
They're all set.
Hey.
You have some blood on you.
Yeah, there was a lot.
So what is this town gonna do
without its only two q*eers?
I'm excited to no longer care.
Yeah.
Do you ever worry
that the city will change us?
Oh, God I hope so.
No, not us.
- You know what I mean.
- Not really.
I mean, we don't really know
what we don't know here.
We're not gonna be
the only weirdos there.
- Right.
- I love that.
What if we meet
other people?
Ice, there's
no one like you.
Come here.
f*ck' sh*t show!
- How is he?
- Um, getting stitches.
Doctors say he'll be okay.
Just a lot of blood.
Are you guys okay?
Well, we had
to f*ck' walk here.
But it wasn't too bad.
Coco backed me up.
We woulda f*cked up
those dumb-a*s hicks
if your dad hadn't
stepped in.
My girl.
What a shitty way to end it.
Hear me out.
Why does this
have to be the end?
Uh, well, for one,
you and !sis are moving away.
You actually wanna stay in this
stupid sh*t-town after that?
f*ck no!
But, like,
you guys made it pretty obvious
that we weren't invited.
Okay, but that's what I'm
saying. What if you were?
- Is that what you're saying?
- I feel like it is.
Look, Evan,
you know realistically
most high school bands never
actually make it anywhere.
- Right?
- Yeah, except Radiohead.
The Cure, Green Day... U2.
- Lugh, Lugh!
- There's a few.
- Lugh!
- Oh, my f*cking God!
- Your f*ck' eye, man.
- Yeah.
- Holy sh*t, get in.
- Easy, easy, I'm on drugs.
Oh, nice.
What kind of drugs are you on?
Sorry.
- Lugh?
- Yeah?
I'm so f*cking sorry, man.
If didn't jump in there like
that they never would've
f*ck' thrown that bottle
in your f*ck' eye.
It's... if they didn't
throw the bottle,
I probably wouldn't be goin'
to Toronto with Evan and Ice.
Huh?
Wait. What?
Uh, Lugh's coming
with us.
We never talked
about this.
Yeah, since when?
Sixty-three minutes ago.
So?
Look, guys.
I got a job here.
Dad owns the store, Angus.
It's not going anywhere, man.
- Yeah, I'm f*ck' in.
- Yeah.
- City's gonna love us.
- You're f*ck' right it is.
Come on, Angus.
Baby, let's go to Toronto!
- Come on!
- Let's do it.
- Come to Toronto!
- Okay, guys.
So long as this band makes
a little bit of f*ck' money.
Yeah!
A party for one and all
It's gonna be
a Ray Charles kinda party
Everyone gonna have a ball
- Pass me that, captain.
- Here.
I think this is very impulsive.
You knew I was goin'
with !sis.
Not to become a rock star.
How realistic is that?
But you won't have to drive me
to Toronto all the time anymore.
Honey, that's never
been a chore.
- I can bike to the Clarke.
- Hi, Joyce.
- Hey, Joyce.
- Hey, girls.
And if this band thing
falls through, what then?
I don't know, Mom.
I'll become a brain surgeon.
I haven't thought
that far ahead yet.
All right.
Well, this is the last of it.
All done after this.
You kids take care
of each other.
- We will.
- Yeah?
Is, uh, Dad coming?
Gary!
- Cue the awkward goodbye.
- Yeah.
Okay.
Bye.
- I love you so much.
- I love you too.
- Be careful.
- Mm-hm.
I will.
Bye, Mom.
Bye. Call me.
- Let's go!
- Go!
Lugh, really?
It's important
for our story.
And that's when they got
the f*ck' f*ck
out of Emmett Lake!
Toronto!
Toronto!
Toronto!
Boyfriend, boyfriend
...Land that's
fallin' down
There is a wait so long
So long, so long
I spy
with my little eye...
- Uh-huh.
- ...something tall.
Okay.
Is it a tree?
Yes.
Hey, Lugh,
how much can you spy back there
with your one little eye?
Do you know how big space is?
Like, space is...
- Totally!
- ...space is ever-expanding.
Did you just say
I didn't see that?
Then why are you saying "no"
to my theory about aliens?
I ain't got no boyfriend
I ain't got no money
But I gotta get
my boyfriend back
The dance tunes are crankin'.
And someone needs a spankin'.
Hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey
Friday night
DJ puts me under his spell
His needle cuts me free
from the inside out
Rhythm makes me
out of my shell
Thanks for calling
5-5-5-LUST.
My name is Destiny.
What's your name?
Oh, Dave.
Dave is such a sexy name.
Dave, can you guess
what I'm wearing?
Oh, wow, Dave.
If you don't mind
I forgot to wear panties.
Yes, keep talking to me
about what you wanna do to me.
Mm-hm, what a naughty boy.
I am so wet I just...
I have to touch myself.
Can you hear that, Dave?
I'm so wet for you.
Mm!
Oh, I'm so wet.
I'm so wet.
So, you land in Toronto 2001.
Yeah, and I was
so in love with it.
I mean, it was the first time
I ever felt like
I was where
I was supposed to be.
It must've been nice
not to be the only trans guy
in the room for once.
Yeah, I mean,
you really made your rounds.
I feel like you were
at every show I was at.
Yeah, I remember you
telling me about your band,
but you never seemed to play.
- Hey!
- You supposed to be at work?
Where do you think
I'm goin'?
- See ya later?
- Yeah, bud.
Don't go home
Uh-huh.
Oh, that's so hot.
You like talking dirty?
Oh, yeah, Dave!
Are you a naughty boy?
Yeah, you're a naughty boy.
Dave!
Oh, my God!
Dave! Ah!
Ah, thanks so much
for calling, Dave.
You have a good day
now, bye.
Busy day at the office?
Fifteen minutes, 50 bucks,
can't complain.
I'm in the wrong
line of work.
What are you guys
doin' tonight?
Ted's.
What about you guys?
Angus wants to talk about
band sh*t.
You should come with us.
Back then, we were
workin' four days a week
and still makin' rent, and we
were able to party every night,
and so that's...
so that's what we did.
Right, yeah.
A great way for a band
to avoid getting sh*t done.
Mm, it was a great way
to avoid a lot of things.
Oh, f*ck!
I love this song!
If I run around all day
Who are you to say, baby?
Let's play house
And if I run around
all night
If I run around all day
Who are you to say it, baby?
Let's play house,
Let's play house
Let's play house,
Let's play house...
Ah!
Yeah, that's it.
Stealth mode.
That wasn't me.
f*ck yeah!
Mm, yeah!
f*ck yeah!
There's no such thing
as silent sex, you guys!
One day we'll have walls, Lugh.
Right, maybe one day we'll
actually practise
- and write songs.
- f*ck' go to sleep, Lugh.
No, it's just like
you're f*cking and partying
all the time,
just partying and f*cking!
Oh, get your f*ck'
popcorn out.
No, but, honestly, what did
we come here honestly to do?
Because I thought
we came here to be a band.
We are a band, Lugh.
No, actually,
we're f*cking roommates who jam
when you're not too busy
with other sh*t.
What are you talking about?
Who's too busy?
Okay, you want this
to be my fault, Lugh?
Guess what, I'm not the only
one here with a life.
Does anyone else wanna
blame me?
Coco?
I'm too drunk
to participate meaningfully
in this conversation...
So, no.
Yeah, Ice,
in fairness to Lugh,
you guys aren't
really in it.
It's not just us.
You all have jobs.
Yeah, f*ck' day jobs,
Ice, okay?
I'm ready to go
after busting my a*s all day.
I came here
to get a degree.
I'm not gonna
apologize for that.
So what'd you come here for,
Evan?
What the f*ck, Lugh?
We're all drinking it in.
It's a gestation period.
You know, artists have
to live first, then create.
Not the other way around.
Right, so artists
who don't make art
are still artists,
or did I miss that?
Burn.
Yeah, it's a bunch
of bullshit, Evan.
I'll be honest.
Okay, okay, okay.
Well, we need direction.
Uh, we actually need someone
to take the lead.
We can do that.
How 'bout we set aside one night
a week for band practice?
One night!?
For our old material.
He's right again.
Who's writing the songs?
Me and Ice.
- I mean, yeah, after finals.
- Yeah, next month.
Why don't you try writing
some songs, Lugh?
Like, I mean,
I don't wanna hold anyone back.
Oh, okay, so now we're
f*ck' quittin'.
Is that what's
happenin', okay?
No, that's not what I'm saying!
I'm saying that
you guys can start
and I'll jump in whenever I can.
I mean there's literally
nothing stopping you.
Okay, wow.
Okay, woo.
Good talk.
Uh, so to recap,
Evan's gonna be in charge
and then !sis
is gonna come in when she can
and then
just tell us all it's sh*t.
Great.
I'm gonna go
pass the f*ck out now
and I'll see you guys
at band practice.
Mm.
Great, guess
this is my f*cking problem now.
You good?
You sure?
All right, bro.
Have a good night, okay?
- Hey, man.
- I'm comin'.
You know
I didn't mean that, right?
I've never written anything
without you.
You've started things
by yourself.
I feel like
I can't write here.
I can't even
hear myself think here.
Everything's
so f*cking overloaded--
You can write about that.
Are you sure
that's okay with you?
I trust you.
You know
I love you, right?
I love you more.
No, you don't.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I'm good.
What is that?
Songs.
You're really
doin' it, huh?
Yeah, I guess.
Without Ice?
We possess a weapon
thats deadly
Looks like two lovers
and it sounds like a song
See you at home, okay?
You're amazin'
Everythin' and nothin'
Oh-oh, yeah
Everythin' and nothin'
Mm-mm
Sorry.
Makin' art.
Wow.
One little talk.
Well, it's somethin'.
Do you wanna flesh it out?
- I have my night class.
- Right.
- Maybe later.
- Yeah, okay.
...changes its mind
We are...
we are nothin'
And we are nothin'
and everythin'
Wanting changes its mind
We are nothin'
And everythin'
So, how's a girl
from Emmett Lake
get a name like "!sis"?
Oh, um, from a mom
who gave up archeology for love.
And what does !sis do when
she's not pulling straight A's?
My partner and I have a band.
Mm, that's too bad.
Not the band part.
Yeah, Billie,
for clarity,
I... I am in
a committed relationship.
As are we all.
Until we're not.
No, this is different.
Evan and I, we--
Evan?
- Really?
- Yeah, he's trans.
Oh?
Wow.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
You are getting more interesting
by the second.
We have to start hanging out.
Like, right now.
Well, actually,
I have to get home.
- Right.
- Mm-hm.
Yeah, course,
you've gotta stand by that man.
No, stop.
Maybe just one drink.
Split lips
and bleeding palms
Saw you skatin'
'cross the pond
The ice was thin,
shadows long
I see you in the mirror
And I see you
in the light
Always scratchin'
at my door
Whisperin' a language
that I never heard before
Mm
Keep going.
Mm-mm
So if our lips met
Into the deep end,
every step
And up to G,
A minor.
Always too much
in my mind
Let's live and die
in this love
Warning changes
its mind
It wants too much
but not enough
Too much
but not enough
Wanting changes its mind
It wants too much
but not enough
Always too much
And I know
You never loved us
the way we loved you
If you don't know the words
then you can't sing along
We possess a weapon
that's deadly
Looks like two lovers
And it sounds
like a song
I didn't say I want to!
I'm not
going back there, Angus.
Yeah, okay, well, you didn't
just get the f*ck' sh*t
kicked outta you by some
yuppie f*ck, okay?
- You started it!
- I was defending you, CC!
- I asked you not to!
- Yeah, well, people--
I didn't want you to!
People in Emmett Lake wouldn't
treat us like this, okay?
- Are you going home?
- No.
Well, you just yelled about it
in the street for five minutes.
I'm not going home, Angus.
I'm not either.
I didn't say I want to.
I was under f*ck' duress.
Good, 'cause, while you kids
were out fighting...
Wanting changes its mind
What is this?
It wants too much,
but not enough
This is you guys?
Too much but not enough,
wanting changes its mind
It wants too much
but not enough
Are you f*cking kidding?
Always too much
- Where's Ice?
- I don't know.
You wanna flesh it out?
Yeah!
Yeah, Lughie boy!
The consequence
of longing
Is loving all the pain
We both know that it's true,
but we do it all again
I know one thing,
I want you
And I want you
to want me
Come closer
and I'll tell the secret
That'll set us free
I feel you
right behind me
A burning question
with no plan
You speak in double tongues
that I'll never understand
So let's dive
in this love
Oh, into the deep end
Of this love
Wanting changes its mind
We are too much
and not enough
Too much but not enough
Wanting changes its mind
We had too much
and not enough
We're too much and
not enough
- Babe!
- Ice!
- Yo, jump in.
- Got a new song for you.
Yeah, let me just
put my stuff down.
- From the top?
- Yeah, yeah.
Uh, one, two, three, four.
Okay, you literally ordered me
to write something by myself.
I know.
But, uh, you didn't.
You wrote it with Lugh.
And it was great.
I don't see the problem.
"Desire changes its mind"?
Is that about us?
Not everything that passes
through my brain is about us.
You said you'd wait.
I have more
and it needs the !sis touch.
The !sis touch.
- Okay?
- Yeah.
Come here.
So, listen, I'm thinking we need
like three more songs
to make a solid demo.
So, if you can, you know,
get on that, that'd be great.
Yeah, I mean,
my days are clear.
What about work?
- Um, I quit my job.
- Oh, okay.
- You did?
- Yeah.
f*ck yeah, dude.
I mean,
we're doin' this, right?
- Yeah.
- For lunch, an apple.
Okay, so I'm thinkin'
at the beginning it's like...
...the bass...
...guitar's like...
What are you wearing today,
Matt?
Pants.
Mm-hm, oh, are you gonna
take it off for me?
Oh, Matt.
Tell me what you're wearing.
Do you remember
the day I told you
You got
a revolutionary heart?
That's so funny.
Oh, you wanna know
what I'm wearing?
...we would never ever
be apart?
Oh, I wore something
extra special for you, Matt.
I wore something
extra special for you, Matt
So special, so special
So special
Just for you Matt,
so special
Are you touching yourself?
Uh-huh, yeah.
I want credit on that!
So, so, so special
Oh, what are you wearing?
Mm-hm...
Told ya you got
a revolutionary heart
Mm!
Yeah!
Do you remember
the time you told me
We would never,
ever be apart?
Mm.
Yeah!
Mm-hm.
Oh, talk to me.
What are you doing?
Are you touching yourself?
Revolutionary heart
Revolutionary heart
Revolutionary heart
Keep on beatin'
Oh, yeah, yeah!
Revolutionary heart
Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah!
Yeah, baby!
Talk to me.
You're cumming?
- You're cumming?
- Here I c*m!
- c*m, c*m, c*m...
- Sing it for me, boys!
Yeah!
Do you remember
the day I told you
You got
a revolutionary heart?
Do you remember
when you held me
And told me we would never,
ever be apart?
Are you strong enough
to carry the flame
Without settin'
yourself on fire?
I never reviewed demos,
but, I would see you
every weekend.
You would talk about your band.
I was curious about you.
- And?
- Oh, you read the review.
You can thank me now.
It was a great review.
Thank you.
You know
I still have that demo.
You should hang onto it.
It might be worth something.
Revolutionary heart
Revolutionary heart
Revolutionary heart
Keep on beatin',
beatin', beatin'
I wanna die
with the sun in my eyes
And your name written...
Somewhere in Toronto.
The date is...
I don't know anymore... 2001
and The New Normals
are comin' out with a CD.
- We're packin' records.
- Mm-hm.
- Doin' our thing.
- Packin' our demos.
Sending them off
to record companies.
So, tell us.
One day they're gonna make
a documentary about us.
Yeah, you're already
doing it right now.
And they're gonna be like,
"This was the New Normals
when they were little children,
basically."
Sorry, Lugh.
It's Arsenal Records.
Lick it.
Mm!
- Last one!
- Got it?
- This is the last one.
- Last one.
- Last one!
- Remedial Records, baby!
- Last one!
- Last one, Remedial Records.
Yeah!
Woo!
- New Normals!
- On three.
One, two, three,
New Normals!
Can we go the f*ck
to sleep now?
Did you mind if
I put somethin' on, or...
It's cold
where we come from
Your lips and bleeding palms,
saw you skating on the pond
The ice was thin
and the shadows long
I can feel you near me
Always scratchin'
at my door
What do you think?
Whisperin' a language
that I've never heard before
- I feel like...
- Hm?
...like I've barely
scratched the surface.
Of being?
Anything.
I feel like the songs
are coming easier to you now.
Just promise me something.
If something changes for you,
about us,
you would tell me, right?
Booked us a gig.
Tells you what you
really want to know
Holding back the curtain...
Why is everyone so quiet?
Huh?
You all nervous?
No, no, no.
There's like 20 people here.
- We're good.
- Twenty opinions.
Yeah and they can tell two
people, who tells two people,
and they tell two people,
and, oh, my God!
Guys, what if we blow it?
I mean, f*ck it, man.
Who cares what they think?
Right? I mean, we...
we know we're good.
All right, well,
we should get out there.
- Where's Lugh?
- Oh, sh*t. You're right.
Uh, I think he's in the shitter.
Hang on.
Hey, Lugh, Lugh!
- Lugh!
- Piss off, dude.
Lugh you doin' drugs
in there, bud?
- Yeah, I'm not in there.
- Dude, what the f*ck?
Ted wanted me to restock
the beer fridges.
- What?
- Put it down, man.
Get over here.
Come on. Come on.
Just get over here.
Let's go.
- "Normals" on three!
- One, two, three...
Normals!
Revolutionary heart
Revolutionary heart
Revolutionary heart
Keep on beatin', beatin'
beatin', beatin'
This next one's called
Goodbye Anthem.
I wrote it
with the girl I love.
I haven't had a dream
in so long
'Cause I don't fall asleep
when I'm here
Baby, take my hand
and let's run
Away from
all the boredom and fear
You never loved us
the way we loved you
I remember
that show at Ted's.
Yeah, there was this, like...
drama up there.
...that's deadly,
It looks like two lovers
And it sounds like a song
You could feel these
threads of connection
and tension.
Yeah, I mean, it felt like
something special was happening.
This is it,
this is it, this is it
This is the final farewell
This is it,
this is it, this is it
It's real loud
And we've broken the spell
This is it,
this is it, this is it
This is the final farewell
- I guess we blew it.
- Yeah!
- You guys!
- Hi!
That was insane.
Billie, this is, um, Evan.
Evan, this is...
it's Billie.
Who she never
stops talking about.
- Beers?
- Yes.
- She's cute.
- Yeah, she's also g*y.
So are you.
Oh, my God!
That was amazing! My God.
Thank you.
That's so sweet!
You said you were in a band.
You didn't tell me
you were a rock star.
- Evan, right?
- Yeah.
- Such a good show.
- Thank you.
And such a good demo
you sent in.
Malik Khan.
Well, hello, Malik Khan.
You're at the top
of our list.
You got a minute to chat?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- All right.
Malik Khan signs you
on your first show in Toronto.
I mean,
do you have any concept of--
I know it's not
supposed to be that easy.
It's...
It's just what happened.
I wanna see it.
I wanna see it.
Wait.
I should get you with it.
- To Emmett Lake!
- Oh!
To Emmett Lake!
How are you feelin'?
- Hey, where are you goin'?
- Is this thing on?
Hey, everyone!
We... we...
See... see Lugh over there?
That's my boy Lugh.
Drinks on him tonight,
all right?
We just got
a f*cking record deal.
So, how'd it feel
to be called a sex symbol?
Um, unexpected.
Yeah, but not unwanted.
People were telling me
"no" my whole life,
and, you know,
finally people were seeing me
and saying "yes."
So you start
saying "yes" back?
I wanted to.
What if we get famous?
Like famous-famous,
or Canadian famous?
Whatever.
Recognized.
Treated differently.
What if it changes us?
Like as a band?
You wanna play
Ted's Collision
for 40 people
for the rest of our lives?
No.
- You want some water?
- Uh-uh.
Okay.
Without a thought
for anyone else...
- Evan.
- Come on.
You'll never love us
The way we loved you
If you don't know
the words
Then you can't sing along
We possess a weapon
that's deadly
Looks like two lovers
and it sounds like a song
If something
changes for you, about us,
you would tell me, right?
Bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah!
Here it is, guys.
- It's here.
- Let's go!
- No, no, no, no, no, go.
- I don't wanna--
Go!
Right there beside Angus.
Drum roll please.
Drum roll, please.
Ooh-h*-h*!
Look at that!
Hey, Ma.
It's your slack-jawed son
stockin' the shelves
of his day job
with his own CD.
Smile. Try.
Yeah, he doesn't know how.
Come on, come on.
Smile. Smile.
Okay, now, come here.
Take it.
- We made it.
- We made it, Mom.
We're stars.
Yeah, things are moving
really fast now.
How are you
gonna handle this with school?
I don't know.
I'll just have to figure out
how to balance both.
- You know me, Mom.
- How's Evan...
Uh, he's good.
He's super stoked.
I ran into his mom at IGA
and he still hasn't
told them about the CD.
- He hasn't?
- No.
- Okay, I'll tell him.
- Love you.
Love you too.
- What was that?
- My mom saw your mom at IGA.
She didn't know
about the CD.
Right, um...
You didn't talk
to your parents?
No.
No, I'm too busy.
You should talk
to your mom at least.
Just call her right now.
No, no, I'll do it
after I shower, okay?
Evan.
Evan!
Okay. Fine.
- Hello?
- Hi, Dad.
Is, uh, is somethin' wrong?
Uh-uh.
Everything's good.
Well, okay.
Well, uh...
Well, your mom's out.
All right, well,
I won't keep you.
Um, we have
some news.
Yeah, we heard.
Okay, well, I'll send you
a CD or something.
That'll make your mom happy.
So would comin'
back to see her.
Mm, nope.
Not comin' to Emmett Lake.
Well, it sounds like you
got the life you wanted
down there.
Yep, I guess I do.
Good.
Where's it go from here?
Hurry the f*ck up, dude.
- We're gonna be late.
- Ev, where we goin'?
- We're goin' to Massey Hall.
- You f*cking liar!
You told me you didn't f*cking
have any coke, you liar.
f*ck, dude!
This is why you have to do
your own f*cking drugs!
You always take
my f*cking drugs.
Can you drive faster?
We're gonna be late.
Do you wanna
get a little closer?
- New Normals, you ready?
- Yeah, I'm f*ck' stoked.
But you're not as stoked
as this guy, huh?
Hey, 10 minutes 'til stage.
Anyone know
where the f*ck !sis is?
Being passive aggressive
in the bathroom.
Oh, are you nervous?
Angus, I'm not in
the f*cking mood right now.
What?
I thought you were a rock star.
Now, you can't
handle your sh*t.
Angus, I'm f*cking serious!
I'm not in the mood right now!
What?
Keep on beatin'
Keep on beatin',
keep on beatin'
Beatin', beatin'
Beatin'
h*,
revolutionary heart
It's a revolutionary heart
It's a revolutionary heart
h*, revolutionary heart
h*!
Revolutionary heart
Keep on beatin',
beatin', beatin', beatin'
- Thank you!
- Thank you!
Good night.
We love you.
Hoo.
Hoo!
Woo!
That was f*ck' amazing, guys!
f*cking crazy!
- You were f*ck' amazing!
- It's hot as f*ck out there.
I can't believe how many
f*cking people there are.
Oh, dude.
Let's go back out there though.
Let's go back.
- No, no, no, give it a second.
- Encore, encore.
No, I hate it when bands
make an audience earn an encore.
What are you talking about?
They love it.
It's just cynical and entitled.
Encore! Encore!
Uh, okay, no one's
abusing their time here.
You know, this band has turned
into such a clich
since you took over.
Or am I the only one
who's feeling that?
Okay, !sis,
where the exact f*ck
is that coming from?
No, no, no.
Where's that coming--
What was that?
Let's go back out there.
I'm gonna need a second.
- f*ck!
- Babe, are you okay?
- What's goin' on?
- f*ck.
Hi, you guys!
Was that the appropriate
amount of time
to keep you waiting?
Let's make it
worth the wait.
Who wants to hear
some real music?
Is there something
you gotta tell me?
No. I don't want to
talk about it right now.
Well, I want
to talk about it.
No. I don't.
Piss off, Angus.
What the f*ck is going on?
What do you think?
I think I want to work
with them.
Do you think they'll want to
work with me?
- Woo!
- All right. Let's go.
Oh, no.
Pass it down.
Pass it down, everybody.
Please guys, sit, sit.
What do you think, Evan?
- It's pretty glam.
- Very.
I think it looks kinda cool.
For our first video,
I'm not sure it's us.
What do you mean
by that, !sis?
I guess not looking like
a packaged,
commercialized version
of an indie band.
No problem.
Just a first set of ideas.
So, you see yourselves as
an anti-corporate indie band?
Sort of lo-fi,
anti-fashion,
DIY grunge holdouts?
Sure.
Not that we're into labels.
Because this kind of glamour
makes you feel uncomfortable?
Glamour's mostly a tool
used to commodify people.
Glamour can also reveal
who you really are.
This is getting weird.
I mean,
it's just a music video.
It's just a music video
if all you want out of it
is to look like
every other indie band
pretending like they
don't want to be rock stars.
Look. You didn't
call yourselves the Normals.
You're the New Normals.
Front and center,
you have a gorgeous transsexual
and l*sbian q*eer couple.
How many bands
can say that?
Next to them,
hot-as-f*ck bass player
in love with a drummer
who looks like he just stepped
out of a cage fight.
And, like, the ghost
at this double wedding,
a cool-as-f*ck guitarist
who just floated off the ceiling
of the Sistine Chapel.
Trust me when I say no one
has seen anything like you.
But...
...no one is actually
going to see it
unless you're willing to
show them.
My question is
what are you so afraid of.
So, let's dive in
this love
Oh
Into the deep end
of this love
Cut.
Moving on to singles.
Evan?
Is it just me,
or does she really like
giving him direction?
Oh, it looks good on him.
You look nauseous.
Are you okay?
Yeah. I'm fine.
Are you sure?
Yeah. I don't know why everyone
keeps on asking me that.
Does Angus know?
Yeah.
He wants to keep it.
Do you?
With a guy
who can't go a week
without getting into
a street brawl?
I don't think so.
- Does he know that?
- Hey, babe.
You need
to stay hydrated, okay?
How you feeling?
You doing all right?
Ready for my close-up.
Okay.
Yeah. Unless Evan's the only one
getting those today.
Hey-hey-hey, rock star.
Thank you.
That felt like
the longest day of my life.
I feel like
it went by pretty quick.
Anyone want
to go to Ted's?
What, after
an 18-hour sh**t?
I think I got to get
this girl home.
No.
I'm not tired.
Oh, yeah?
Okay. Fine.
Bed.
Okay.
All right.
Have fun, kids.
Don't do
any drugs without me.
- Go ahead if you want.
- Bye.
Drinks?
Yeah.
Cheers to breaking in
after hours.
What?
What?
Just thinking about the time
that you and !sis made me cool.
You were already cool.
We just got you to dress
the part.
Changed my life.
Hmm. Yeah.
The band changed all our lives.
It's about
to change again.
Does that freak you out?
No.
But !sis is pissed
the band's about you now.
What?
The band's not all
about me.
I don't think
you see it.
See what?
What you are now.
Evan...
Shh.
Handsome f*ck.
Wanting changes its mind
We are too much
and not enough
We're too much
and not enough
Too much and not enough
Too much
and not enough
Too much
and not enough
We're too much
and not enough
We're too much
and not enough
Always too much
And not enough
Wow, Elektra.
It's just...
Well, the camera's definitely
got a chub for you, bud.
It's almost like
you're the only one there.
Give me a pose. Give me a pose.
Let's see it.
Are you the Evan Strocker?
Cheers, everyone.
- We need more champagne.
More champagne.
More champagne.
I want more--
Okay, your turn.
Truth or dare?
Truth or dare?
- Me. Dare.
- A real shocker.
You have to kiss.
You have to kiss someone.
Yes. I would love to.
Please.
- Okay. You...
- Yeah?
...have to kiss...
- ...the crowned prince.
- Oh.
- Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss!
- Okay.
Whoa!
Yay.
That's hot!
Sexy.
So, what's it like
being a rock star?
Like being high
all the f*cking time.
So, who here
haven't you f*cked?
Why?
You wanna f*ck me, too?
I think your life
is complicated enough.
I'm just here to exploit
your rock-star status
for a great story.
Well, I'm yours
whenever you want me.
Ah, did you hear
that, everyone?
Oh, is that right? Oh, my.
I hear congratulations
are in order on the tour.
Yeah.
We're pretty stoked.
Malik said
it's getting bigger.
Bigger how?
You don't know?
- Obviously not.
- No, I don't think we do.
They're adding 30 US cities
after Canada.
Oh, sh*t.
- Thirty? Are you serious?
- Hello.
- Thirty US cities!
- What, what?
Guys,
congratu-f*cking-lations.
Thank you, me. Thank me.
It's so good, in fact,
that I think it merits
an announcement.
- Oh?
- Oh, yeah.
This calls for some good news,
and I'm--
Tell us what?
You're going to love it.
You're going to love it.
- Baby?
- Angus?
Coco,
you're the love of my life...
- Share, please. Share.
- Angus?
It's great news, babe.
It's great news.
Is going to be a mama!
Oh!
How can you say that?
You sit the f*ck down!
I told you to shut
your f*cking mouth.
Coco! CC.
Coco?
What, Coco, what?
Just leave me alone, Angus.
What? You're f*cking mad
because I told--
Leave me alone!
What, you're mad
because I told?
I'm not keeping it.
What?
No.
I'm not about to be
some fat-a*s mom
while the rest of you blow up
and take over the world!
Oh, it's okay. It's okay.
I'm not f*cking doing
that, Angus!
I understand if you're scared,
babe, okay?
But imagine you. t*ts out,
f*cking breaking barriers.
It's what you do.
- Babe.
- It's not the tour.
So, what is that?
What are you saying there?
What is that?
You saying you don't want it
'cause it's me?
You saying
you don't want it with me?
- Is that what you're saying?
- Look, look, look. Okay?
I love you.
Yeah. I f*cking love you,
too, babe.
I love you.
We're not cut out
for this.
Babe, listen. We've never
done sh*t the normal way.
That's why I f*cking love you.
I f*cking love you.
- Yeah, yeah.
- Please don't.
Done it your
f*cking way, Angus!
Just stop.
It's always your way,
every f*cking time...
Just going to f*cking
walk out?
...and this time,
I'm not doing that.
So, I don't get
any f*cking say in this, CC?
Just leave me alone, Angus!
Just f*cking go, okay?
Don't f*ck' stop
on my account.
Thirty US cities.
Yes.
Yeah, yeah.
Ooh.
Mmm.
Are you going to finish
the cheese?
Hey.
What's with you?
I can't do this.
I'm new at it, too.
We'll figure it out.
- There. All better?
- Stop.
I'm not doing this tour
like this,
with you, me and Ice.
It's f*cked up.
I'm not doing it.
Okay.
So, you want to stop?
What if I can't?
I can't, either.
Evan?
Ice.
What, so, this is a thing?
It's not a thing.
Okay. How long has it
not been a thing?
Lugh?
How long?
Just before grad.
What, since Emmett
f*cking Lake?
It was once
in Emmett Lake.
It was a thing
to me, Evan.
Yeah. It was a thing to me,
too, Lugh.
f*ck this, I'm not f*cking
doing this right now.
I always knew
it had to end there.
I think Lugh did, too.
But !sis?
She never stopped believing
in us.
That's what hurt the most.
Believing in
you and !sis, or the band?
There was never going to
be one without the other.
And after I blew it all up,
Ice stopped talking to me,
and Lugh moved
to California.
Would you take
any of it back?
No.
Now, you're here.
Solo record.
Solo show.
Not a lot of trans guys get the
kind of platform that you have.
Right. I mean...
I never wanted to be
a trans artist.
- I just wanted--
- You wanted to be an artist.
Yeah. Yeah, sure.
But... !sis, you, Lugh...
...it became political.
But should've
been personal.
Yeah.
I mean, it was both.
That was the draw.
People wanted to know more.
You ever talk to !sis?
Anyone else
in the band?
No.
Not really.
So, no reunion
plans coming up?
As if you don't know.
I've got good sources, man.
Emmett Lake is doing a tribute
to the New Normals.
Yeah. Go figure.
You going to go?
Yeah.
I'm going to go.
Anyone else going?
I don't know.
I hope so.
You'll never wait so long
Here comes your man
Here comes your man
Here comes your man
I haven't had a dream
in so long
'Cause I don't fall asleep
when I'm here
Baby, take my hand
and let's run
Away from all the boredom
and fear
You never loved us
the way we...
I thought
that was your car.
Dad, what is
all this stuff?
Oh, your mother
didn't tell you?
It's, uh--
They're moving the event here.
It's a "where it all began"
type thing.
Where is Mom?
Uh, she's out shopping.
She's be--
She'll be back later.
Well, I'm having a beer.
Uh...
You want one?
Sure. Yeah.
There you go.
Oh.
Quite the couple of years
you've had, hmm?
Yeah, I guess so.
Hard not to think
you'd be set,
or more set,
if you'd...
if you'd stuck to it.
Yeah.
I-- I don't dwell on that.
Can I ask you something?
Yeah. Sure.
How do you feel
about this?
"This" being...
You know, that-- the plaque
they're putting up and stuff.
Yeah.
It's not going
to be fun.
Constant reminder
of how much...
...braver you are
than I ever was.
I'm not that brave.
I would've
lost my nerve.
Hmm.
I'd have lost my nerve.
But you,
you went out there and became
who you wanted to be.
Don't leave the house
my son
They only want to get at
your books
Call your name
in the city street
Make you wish
You never opened that
f*cking mouth of yours
Hey, handsome devil!
What's up, rock star?
You know this is all
your fault, eh?
Hey, it's his mom's fault,
to be fair.
You're not going
to come to us.
You're going to make us
come to you.
Is that how it works,
you f*ck?
Mmm. Hi, baby.
- How are you?
- I'm good. How are you?
You still mad at me?
f*ck, yeah. I'm mad at you.
I f*cking hate you.
Is Lugh coming?
He doesn't have a phone.
But his manager knows, so--
- It's a long way from LA.
- Yeah.
I wouldn't hold my breath.
- Yeah. I guess not.
- Hmm.
Crazy how it worked out
for him.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, yeah.
You know, it's good that it
worked out for one of us, right?
Hey.
No.
You're right.
- We talked about this.
- Yeah.
- Oh.
- Well...
Have fun.
I'll see you guys inside.
See you inside.
Hey.
Hey.
How was the ride up?
Oh, Billie drove me.
- Are you two still--
- Yep.
You know, I tried to talk them
out of this, but--
Yeah. I'm sure they'll ask us
about reunion plans,
or something like that.
Mm-hmm.
Uh, !sis, wait.
Um...
I miss you.
Come on.
Let's let the town honour
its only two q*eers.
That's quite
an entrance, Lugh.
Yeah. Uh...
It was waiting for me
at the airport,
'cause the manager said...
How are you?
Great.
Going to grad school.
How's the solo thing?
It's fine.
How's LA?
- Good.
- You making any friends?
No.
Are they expecting us
to play, or--
- That wasn't my understanding.
- Yeah. No. I don't--
I brought my guitar,
so we could.
Lugh?
Come here.
You coming?
I haven't had a dream
in so long
'Cause I don't fall asleep
when I'm here
Baby, take my hand
and let's run
Away from all the boredom
and fear
You'll never love us
the way we loved you
Where do I go
from here
Where am I right now
Feels like
this isn't my life
Just looking through
my body's eyes
Where do we go from here
Where are we right now
And will we ever
be again
Will it ever
be like then
You don't write me back
You don't write me
at all
It wouldn't matter anyway
Can't come back
from this aphasia
Nothing makes
sense anymore
I'm a nervous wreck
I shouldn't be that at all
'Cause I'm on top of
everything
It just means
I can't reach your ground
And I don't have one
of my own
Oh, god-freaking-damn-it
Where do I go from here
Where am I now
Feels like
this isn't my life
Just looking through
my body's eyes
Where do we go
from here
Where are we right now
And will we ever
be again
Will it ever be like then
Will it ever be like then
I pulled you in
so close to me
I brought a knife
up to your face
I made a slit
across each cheek
Then I pulled you in
to kiss you
Let my hands caress
your face
With two arms
so full of dirt
Which I rubbed
into your wounds
And somehow
didn't think it hurt
'Cause I told you
I loved you
I told you I did
Where do we go
from here
Where are we
right now
Where do I go
from here
Where are you right now
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