Neon Bleed (2023) Movie Script

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- [Reporter] Good

morning everyone.

Big music industry news today.

The world's hottest

young pop star is back

with a new-

- Jordan Lacey releases

his second studio

album, "Commedia,"

at number one today.

- Fans around the world

are not going to forget

this one anytime soon.

A big and bold return.

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- Focus on the hits.

No tangents on the

artistic crap, all right?

Focus on the big songs

because that's what drives

the most traffic to the album.

This is about the album,

and it's about everybody

who made the album.

It's not just about you.

You get that, right?

And do me a favor.

Whatever happens, do not

bring up "End of You."

Someone else brings it

up, change the subject.

No, let's keep this light,

let's keep it bouncy.

Don't bring up your mother.

It's just gonna kill the energy.

Yes, it is incredibly

tragic what happened,

but this is not the time or

the place to work through that.

Why do we have (grunts), Faruq?

Can you please come

get this guitar offset?

And who are we waiting on?

Does anyone know

how long this is?

- I am so sorry to

keep you waiting.

- Oh no!

We're gonna be here

all day anyway.

Don't worry about it.

- Jen Dalby, from

"Top Beat Online."

- Yes, of course.

Good to see you again.

- Didn't know if

you'd remember me.

- Of course I remember you.

Wow. You look fantastic.

- Thank you. (chuckles)

- Still single? (chuckles)

(snorts) No, I'm kiddin'.

- [Jen] Okay. Speeding?

- [Cameraman] Speeding.

- Okay.

The indisputable super producing

team behind "Commedia,"

which is, wow, stunning.

Three hit singles that

have dominated the top 100

since September of last year.

It's bold, it's ambitious,

but it's honest.

Especially the

song "End of You."

I heard you actually

wrote that one about your-

- Mother, yeah.

- Someone said it was the first

song you wrote on the album

and you wrote it in 10 minutes.

- Yeah, that's true.

- Yeah and it definitely

led to some breakthroughs

and kinda bigger, punchier

songs that I brought Jordan:

"Admit One," "Special Now."

Tell her how it opened

up "Special Now."

- Yeah.

- That one's a real banger, huh?

- It is. (chuckles)

It's the number one song

in the world right now.

But we were talking

"End of You."

Did I see a guitar

in here earlier?

Can can we fly that in?

- I don't know.

You probably have some

other questions to...

- Come on. Just a little bit?

- Okay, maybe just

a little, I guess.

But yeah, I just kinda

worked out some chords

a little bit, and yeah.

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♪ Yeah, I had a dream ♪

♪ Had a dream last night ♪

♪ That you spoke to me, yeah ♪

♪ Out from the dark ♪

♪ Into lasting light ♪

♪ Into fantasy, yeah ♪

♪ I swear to God I been

searchin' for, searchin' for ♪

And um, so yeah, we started

with that little bit

and then we kinda worked our

way up into the chorus and...

♪ This is the end of you ♪

♪ There's no rest, no hope, no

love, no fight, not anymore ♪

♪ Yeah, this is the end of you ♪

♪ This is the end of you ♪

♪ There's no you ♪

Um, so yeah, that's

basically it right there.

- Hey. (clapping)

- Just gotta mess around

a little bit.

(both clapping)

- Oh God, it is

my favorite song.

I think I love it even

more acoustically.

You must be so proud

of Jordan's growth

with a song like this.

- Oh, I am.

I just sometimes

need to remind him

to slow down and smell the

roses, ya know? (chuckles)

- It would be so cool to hear

an entire acoustic

version of the album.

Would you consider

doing something like

that in the future?

- Oh yeah, for sure.

- That's an interesting idea.

So, do you have any other

questions for Jordan

about the production

of "Commedia"?

Because I know he'd wanna

talk about the process

behind "Special Now."

- Actually, my next question

is another personal

one for Jordan,

and maybe pretend he's not

in the room for a moment.

- (chuckles) Oh.

- Do you ever feel pressure

to stay in a particular

lane musically?

I mean, your team and label

backing are so massive,

I have to ask.

- I mean, my team has done

an absolute amazing job,

you know, helping me

through the stumbling blocks

of my career, and I mean, when

you start as young as I am,

it's like impossible

to wrap your head

around what's actually

happening to you, right?

It's crazy to think about, yeah,

but no, musically

I'm in control,

and anything that I

release with my name on it

is a reflection of

me and that's just,

that's just how it's gonna be.

I can promise you that.

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- [Dustin] Hello?

- [Recording] Hi, thanks for

contacting Stars for Democracy.

If you'd like to

make a donation,

please leave a message

specifying the charity

to which you'd

like to contribute,

and someone will get back

to you as soon as possible.

Thank you.

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- [Dustin] Dustin

Lacey. Call him back.

Jordan's brother, trying

to get a hold of him.

Been calling his

management company,

Dean Michaels Management.

Ain't nobody know how

to pick up the phone

over there either, so anyway,

could you just do me solid?

Gimme a call back so

I can figure out how

to get in touch with Jordan.

I'd very much love

that and appreciate.

All right. Thank you.

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- [Director] Okay,

Jordan, ready to go?

Get lights on him sitting.

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All right, quiet on set.

Camera speeds.

And action.

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- Trying to make the

world a better place

is much more difficult

than making money.

You can only measure it

if you have a strategy.

In 2015, I recognized

a tremendous power

of emerging

technologies to align

and empower notable

public figures.

It was a unprecedented

opportunity.

This was the idea behind

Stars for Democracy.

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- Max's vision is revolutionary.

He has a real eye for

systemic dysfunction

in societies today, and

a proven track record

of affecting positive change.

- He's such a beautiful

man, compassionate.

I'm so honored every

time he reaches out

with a new initiative.

Feeling like I can be

part of real change

is the most beautiful

feeling in the world.

- I have been fortunate

enough to know Max

for several years, and

I mean, he's brilliant.

It's as simple as that.

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- And on behalf of

Stars for Democracy,

it is my pleasure to

personally announce

the 2019 Global Artist Weekend,

streaming live on all platforms

this Thursday through Sunday.

- The biggest artists in

the world streaming live

from over 50 countries

directly to you,

and alongside the

performance videos,

there'll be an option to

donate to Stars for Democracy's

many ongoing charities.

Find out more about how

you can make a difference.

- I'll be closing out the

event this Sunday evening

with the debut of a new single.

- I'll be performing

live from the UK.

Can wait to see you all so soon.

- Very excited to

celebrate with you

and enjoy the music of the

world's leading artists

for the purpose of change.

Remember, we're

stronger together.

See you online.

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- (sighs) 50 different

locations in countries

all over the world, dressed

exactly the same for one event.

It's preposterous,

but it's happening.

Viewership's been the same

for the last three years,

so guess it's working.

- But why no audience?

Does he not make more

money if there's audience?

- It's one of Max's ideas.

No audience, all online,

more control that way.

That's what Max likes. Control.

Take note of that so you

don't learn the hard way.

Where'd you say

you're from again?

- [Romina] Odessa.

- Huh?

- A small seaport on Black Sea.

- Where?

- Ukraine. Ukraine.

- Oh, Russia. Right.

So I don't have to tell you,

you know all about control.

- Why?

- Are they communist

over there or something?

- [Romina] No.

- I swear they're communist.

- No.

- Faruq, bring Dr. Briton

to Jordan for an NAD.

Kick out whoever else

is in there with him

and see what else he needs.

Rehearsal's in 30 minutes.

Who?

- Meet our new tour assistant.

- Pleasure.

Actually, I could choose

you for something.

Why don't you have

her bring Dr. Briton.

- Yeah. That works.

Jordan's green room is

down the hall to the right.

- Dr. Briton with

her, Faruq with me.

Where is Hayley?

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(fist pounding)

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- You have done this

before, I take it.

- Many times.

- [Hayley] Hurry up, Jordan.

- Shh, shh, shh, don't

move. Don't move.

(tense music)

(knuckles tapping)

Gimme a minute.

- [Dr. Briton] Jordan,

it's Dr. Briton.

- One minute!

- [Hayley] Would you

just do it already?

You know she has

to come in here.

- Hey, still.

You promised me this.

- And nothing more.

- You know, I thought maybe

once I got you laying down

on your back a little bit,

just maybe just a little,

you know, a little

(lips smacking).

- No.

- Just a little.

- No.

- Nothing. Nothing?

- No, we put all that behind us.

(Jordan sighs)

- You cold, cold bitch.

- Yep.

Now just hurry up and do it

so we can move on to

bigger and better things

with our day, please.

- [Jordan] Yeah, yeah,

hey, that is your loss.

(Jordan sniffing)

Oh yeah, that's good.

That's the one.

(tense music)

- You know, I feel

like I just aged

about 10 years doing that.

- Fuck you.

(tense music)

- So, can I get you anything

else before rehearsal?

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(bottle sloshes)

No.

- Then nothing.

- Great, I'll see you

on stage in 20 minutes.

(kisses smack)

(door rattles)

He's all yours.

(door rattles and thuds)

(Jordan vomiting)

(toilet flushes)

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(liquid sloshing)

(bottle clatters)

(chair creaks)

- Not feeling so good?

- [Jordan] I'm fine.

- Have you been eating?

- [Jordan] Yeah.

- When was the last

time you took anything?

- Like five seconds ago?

(Jordan chuckles)

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You new?

You're not nervous

like the other ones.

I like that.

(tense bass music)

- Hey, how you feelin'?

- Good to go.

- Need anything else?

- Tell Dean to let me get

through the whole song, okay?

No notes till the end.

- All right, I'll

try my best, huh?

- Yeah.

(instruments tuning up)

Hey, we're gonna play

"End of You," right?

(jacket rustling)

Good?

(sighs) Let's get it.

(gentle music)

(Jordan exhales)

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♪ I had a dream ♪

♪ Had a dream last night ♪

♪ That you spoke to me, yeah ♪

♪ Out of the dark

into lasting light ♪

♪ Into fantasy, yeah ♪

♪ I swear to God ♪

♪ I been searchin' for,

searchin' for the key, yeah ♪

♪ Out of this cruel

space we call ♪

♪ Our reality, yeah ♪

♪ Now the word that

you took so seriously ♪

♪ Not the same anymore ♪

♪ It's a travesty ♪

♪ Knew the day that you

left I'd need the remedy ♪

♪ I won't let it get to me ♪

♪ This is the end of you ♪

♪ There's no rest, no hope, no

love, no fight, not anymore ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ This is the end of you ♪

♪ There's no trust, no faith,

no you, no us, not anymore ♪

♪ Yeah, it's the end of you ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, it's the end of you ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ We made a deal ♪

♪ Took a chance last night ♪

♪ That we'd never bleed, yeah ♪

♪ I saw it in you ♪

- Cut! Cut, cut!

- What the fuck is this?

- Cut.

Cut.

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Quick word.

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(door thuds)

(Jordan sighs)

- What's the problem?

- Uh...

What happened to the new song?

- It's not ready. We

haven't gigged it in yet.

- Oh, well you see,

that's why we're here.

So that you can gig it in.

- Gigging it in

requires an audience.

- What do you call the 30

people that are out there?

- It's not gonna be

ready, I'm tellin' you.

- (chuckles) Yeah, well, you

got four days to make it ready.

- Why does it

matter what I play?

We're like, we're gonna

take in a lotta money

for Stars either way, so

does it really matter what I,

does it really

matter what I play?

- So, you're gonna

play the new song

because that's what

was agreed upon.

This song was written

specifically for this set,

which I might remind you,

this very generous man here

is paying you $5 million

for 20 minutes of performance.

- I don't care about the money.

- [Dean] How about

your reputation?

- I don't care about

the reputation.

- What do you care about, man?

- I just wanna

play "End of You,"

and if I had it my way, I

would play it acoustically.

- You are not going

to play "End of You."

- I'm not gonna play

some cotton candy,

'80s-sounding dog

shit with lyrics

that I don't even know

what the hell it, like...

♪ Ooh, yeah we're

stronger together ♪

♪ Let's beat it now ♪

♪ Yeah, this sick time, sick. ♪

♪ Let's beat it ♪

What the hell does

that even mean, man?

- It's a message that even

an idiot can understand.

- Because it's political.

- Because it's what sells.

- Dean. Dean.

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Jordan, let me

provide some context

as to why this song is so

important for this event.

Attached to your new singles-

- Your new single's-

- Not my song. I

didn't write it.

- Attached to our new

single's world premiere

is an entire marketing strategy

to support the online engagement

for the Stars community.

It's not just about money.

Hardly, in fact.

I (chuckles), I don't

need any more money.

I have enough.

No, it's about

community mobilization.

Quite frankly, it's

about social media.

Social media has helped

so many great causes,

so many in the same way.

I think you'll agree with me,

it's helped a lot of people.

It's responsible for

your career, isn't it?

- Yeah, it's responsible

for me jacking off

to Rita Ora's titties

three times a week.

- All right, okay.

All right.

- [Jordan] That's what it's

responsible for. (chuckles)

- Max.

I must have a minute with him.

- It's the truth.

It's a valuable resource

for my mental health.

It's just a fact.

- Man.

Man, man, man, man, man.

What are you doin'?

What is going on up here, hmm?

It has been almost a

year of this weak-ass,

self-loathing, tortured

artist bullshit

and I'm fuckin' over it.

And you know who else is

losing their patience with you?

Max.

And Max is also

losing his patience

with the person whose job it is

to make sure that you show up

to work with a good attitude,

and that person is me.

So you know what that means?

- What does that mean?

- It means that you and

I have a fuckin' problem.

- Gimme a fucking break.

(hand smacks)

(tense music)

Consider that a loving reminder

of who's fucking in

charge here, okay?

'Cause you're not sitting here

with that smug-ass fucking

attitude if it's not for me,

and don't forget that. (sighs)

(tense music continues)

(Dean sighs)

I need you to get

your shit together.

You seem to have forgotten

where you came from.

You seem to have forgotten

that I plucked you

out of obscurity

after I happened

to be fucking your

sob story of a mother.

What's the real issue here, man?

You say you don't

care about money,

you don't care about

your reputation.

So what do you care about?

You know who's responsible

for keeping you

at number one on the charts

for three consecutive years?

Max Meszarov.

And if you think for one second

that he's gonna sit by and smile

while you piss all over his

event, boy, buddy. (chuckles)

You're playin' a

dangerous game here, man.

Do what Max tells you to.

Play the songs that

he tells you to play.

Big, punchy sounds that

stay and live in the hearts,

the minds, and the

fucking crotches

of the billions of people

who are gonna be watching.

That's what you're going

to be doing this weekend.

And if I get anymore

pushback from you, Jordan,

I swear to God, I will

fucking kill you, okay?

I am not kidding. I

will end your life.

And it would be

doing you a favor,

because if we left it up to Max,

he would have both

of us just disappear.

Just poof, like our

careers never existed.

Believe me when I tell

you that there is a fate

worse than death

in this business.

Okay, so,

take a minute,

center yourself,

and then I wanna see

you out on that stage,

I wanna see you putting

everything you have

into "Sick Time," okay?

(cigarette crackles)

You need anything, man?

Water, coffee, protein bar?

- I'm good.

- Good?

(tense music)

(door thuds)

(tense music continues)

(bottle sloshes)

(dramatic music)

(upbeat synthesizer music)

♪ Complete seduction ♪

♪ I never stood a chance ♪

♪ Oh no ♪

♪ Perfect corruption ♪

♪ Full faith in the trance ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ So gone, so wrong ♪

♪ No questioning this fantasy ♪

♪ It's not reality ♪

♪ It's a lie to me,

so don't talk to me ♪

♪ So done, no fun,

hypocrisy, bureaucracy ♪

♪ Yeah, it's insanity ♪

♪ I won't live my

life as a commodity ♪

♪ So if you are upset like me ♪

♪ And you can see

through their lies ♪

♪ Let's expose the game

that made this sick ♪

♪ Sick, sick, sick time ♪

Fuck.

- [Leader] You know

we have what it takes

When we stand together

We'll break the chains

(dramatic music)

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Yeah we're stronger together ♪

♪ Let's beat it now, yeah

this sick time, sick time ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Yeah, we'll fight on forever ♪

♪ Let's end it now, yeah ♪

♪ This sick time, sick time ♪

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(electricity buzzing)

(Jordan thuds)

(group chattering)

- Oh my God, Jordan.

- [Dean] Jordan. Jordan.

(birds chirping)

(birds continue chirping)

(bedding rustling)

(bed creaking)

(birds chirping)

(Jordan coughs)

(birds chirping)

- Hey.

How are you feeling?

- Horrible.

Was it bad?

- Does it matter?

We need to get you over to

the venue by two o'clock.

- I can't do this.

- You have to.

- No.

- Jordan.

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(drawer scrapes)

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(birds chirping)

(birds continue chirping)

(phone ringing)

(Jordan sighs)

(phone buzzing)

- Thank God. Jordan,

how you feeling?

- Not good.

- Well, I figured after the

whole Amy Winehouse display.

As usual, Dean chewed me

out for the whole thing.

So for that, thank you.

And I found a empty bottle

of cough syrup on you.

Wasn't that surprising?

Dude, I thought you were

done with that shit.

- Oh, I am.

- Good.

- I'm stopping everything, man.

I'm not doing the

gig this weekend.

- Wait. What?

- Hayley and I are just

gonna drive up to Ojai

for a couple weeks, okay?

We're just gonna spend

some time, you know.

- No, no, no, no, no.

Jordan? Listen to me.

I know you're barely

hanging on right now, man,

but you got six weeks left.

Six weeks and then you can take

all the time you

need to recharge.

You know, Dean.

He's not gonna allow that.

- Yeah, you can tell Dean that

he could come and chase me

up to Ojai if he wants

and personally drag me

out of the detox center, okay?

Faruq, that's what he could do.

That's what he could do.

- Jordan, you know

what? You're right.

Fuck Dean.

I'm beggin' you, man, don't

put me in this position.

- I'll let you decide how

to tell him, buddy, okay?

- No, no, no. Jordan, please.

- Okay? Okay.

I'm hanging up now, buddy, okay?

Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

(Faruq screams)

- I want to swim in pool.

- What?

- You have pool. I want to swim.

- Yeah, you could swim.

- I don't have suit.

- You could have one of

one of Raaka's, come here.

(tense music)

Just take whatever you want.

We're leaving.

- [Hayley] We don't

have to be at the venue

for another couple of hours.

- No, we're leaving LA.

- Why would we do that?

(gentle music)

- Things have been

pretty insane lately.

- You think?

- Yeah.

And maybe you and I

can spend some time,

maybe get away a little

bit, and I just, hey,

I really wanna just

give this a shot.

- Jordan, I think that

you are just way too

in your own head

right now, okay?

And I think that's

what's happening.

I think you need to

take this time to relax

before we have to get you

back over to the venue, okay?

- I don't need to relax, I

need you to listen to me.

I need you to understand

what's going on, okay?

I have called Faruq.

He's talking with

Dean. We're good.

We go through like

this all the time.

They have to gimme

time off, okay?

They have to gimme

time off. He has to.

- Jordan, why don't I make

you some breakfast, okay?

- No!

We are going to go and

you're gonna sit right here.

You find some

clothes of Raaka's.

I'm gonna go get you a bag

and we're leaving, okay?

We're leaving. Just stay here.

You're fine, all

right? You're fine.

You're okay. You're okay.

You're okay.

(door thuds)

- Okay.

(birds chirping)

- [Romina] Towel?

- Bathroom.

(tense music)

(tense music continues)

(water splashes)

(tense music continues)

(tires crunching)

(tense music continues)

(shoes tapping)

(tense music)

- Thank you.

- Will that be all, Miss Fife?

- Yes. Thank you so much.

(somber music)

(phone ringing)

Yeah. Hello?

What the hell kind of driver

did you send to pick me up?

I don't know, she gave

me weird fuckin' vibes.

No, I'm not fucked up.

All right, I'm a

little fucked up.

Stop.

- Just find something comfy.

We'll leave in 15, okay?

- Whatever you say.

- [Jordan] Okay.

(tense music)

(lighter flicks)

(tense music continues)

(lighter flicks)

(cork pops)

- Yeah, no, I'm good to go.

(wine sloshing)

Tell him I just

landed from London!

I'm exhausted and just

opened a bottle of rose.

I can come in later

tonight, I guess,

but right now I'm literally

about to fall over sideways.

Okay, I don't even

know if he's home.

I'll check and

have him call Dean.

Oh, I'm not his fucking

assistant, okay?

I'm hanging up now.

All right, see you later. Bye!

(Raaka groans)

Unbelievable.

Jordan?

(soft ominous music)

Jordan.

Jordan?

(tense music)

Jordan, call Dean right now

and tell him I don't want to...

What the fuck?

- Let me explain.

- What are you...

You're fucking her again.

What the fuck is wrong

with you, Jordan?

- No, no.

- [Raaka] You, get the

fuck outta my house!

- I did not fuck

her. We did not fuck.

I thought you were

supposed to be in London.

- Yeah, well, that would've

been fucking convenient for you.

I'm not doing this again.

I'm not. I'm so done.

Do you think I need this?

Do you think I need to

go through this again

with your pathetic ass?

- We didn't do anything, baby.

We didn't, I, we were...

Listen to me, I been goin'

through a lotta shit, okay?

I don't know who I am.

I don't know where

I am anymore, okay?

I just, I need a break.

I need a fucking, I need

a fucking break, okay?

- That's clear.

- And this doesn't mean

that I don't love you.

- (chuckles) You

small, sad little boy.

I don't love you anymore.

I don't need you.

- What are you saying?

- I said, I don't need you.

And if you can't tell

by the amount of people

who follow me on social

media and listen to my music,

I am so much better than you.

So much more important

than you, Jordan.

- Baby, if you think

posting on Instagram

your titties every day

makes you better than me...

I don't know, I don't give

a fuck about your followers.

Does that make you

better than me?

- Yes, it does.

- Baby.

- That makes me better

than the disgusting,

drugged out, talentless

piece of shit in front of me.

Yes, it does.

- Oh yeah. Oh yeah!

Yeah, yeah.

Really funny.

You do know that none

of this matters, right?

None of this matters.

- Jordan.

- Because we're fucking

trapped, that's why.

(tense music)

(Jordan and Raaka chattering)

Come inside.

(Jordan and Raaka chattering)

- Jordan.

- What?

- What if I told you I slept

with someone every night

on the European tour

the past two months?

And I have them all

right here in my DMs.

What would you say to that?

- What would I say to that?

I would say you have a problem.

I would say that's

fucking disgusting.

- Of course that's

what you think

because you can't

get pussy like that.

- What the hell

is wrong with you?

- You're a pathetic,

scared little boy.

No one loves little emo Jordan.

- All right, maybe I don't

want pussy like that, Raaka.

Okay, maybe I don't want that.

Maybe I don't wanna

play this constant game

of how much of a digital

fuck symbol I can be

in a world whose only

desire is to see me

on a six-inch screen as

a digital fuck symbol!

(tense music)

(tense music continues)

- Jordan, you're

part of that world

whether you like it or

not, and guess what?

You're on your way out.

No one cares about

your genuine lyrics.

Boring.

(Raaka chattering)

(tense music)

You understand that, Jordan?

You're second best.

(tense music continues)

(Raaka continues chattering)

(gun cocks)

(tense music continues)

- Jordan the fuck symbol

driving the banging party bus

to digital fuckdom, woo!

- Would you pull

yourself together?

(door thuds)

(dramatic music)

(gun fires)

(blood splats)

- I just did you favor.

Time to leave, pretty boy.

(dramatic music)

(gun butt thuds)

(soft suspenseful music)

(traffic whirring)

(suspenseful music continues)

(traffic continues whirring)

(suspenseful music continues)

(traffic continues whirring)

(suspenseful music continues)

(traffic continues whirring)

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music continues)

(traffic whirring)

(tires crunching)

(dramatic music)

(bag rustling)

- You killed my girlfriend.

- [Romina] I did.

- Why?

(gun clatters)

(pills rattle)

Answer me. Why?

- [Romina] That girlfriend

was lost in dream

she did not know she was in.

She was sleepwalking like

so many hopeless souls

in world today.

There is no way to

help someone like that

other than to wake them up.

- Wake them up? What do

you mean wake them up?

You blew her fucking brains out.

- You think she care about you?

Do you think anyone in

your life care about you?

Look at you. Pitiful.

Completely powerless

away from your money

and your flashy friends?

And what do you hear, hmm?

- Listen. What do you hear?

Nothing.

No sirens, no helicopters,

no search party.

For all the pomp

and circumstance

surrounding your performance,

hmm, you must realize

nobody really care about you

or people like your girlfriend.

But I see you, Jordan Lacey.

I know everything there

is to know about you,

who you are, what you do.

I know things even you

yourself don't know.

I guess that makes

me your best friend.

Never had anyone in your

life like that have you?

Well, you did.

Your mother.

- You don't know

shit about my mom.

Who are you?

(dramatic music)

(door rattles)

- [Kidnapper] Romina.

(door thuds)

(door rattles)

(Faruq breathing heavily)

- Jordan?

- Faruq.

- [Faruq] Jordan. Holy shit.

- Jesus Christ, how the

fuck did they get you?

- [Faruq] I don't know,

they grabbed me once

I got to your place.

- Why were you at my place?

- [Faruq] You hung

up on me, man.

You're my best friend and

my job was on the line.

I wanted to talk sense into

you, and then when I got there,

I'm being shoved in the

back of a fucking hatchback.

Who does that?

- Yeah, yeah, well, that

Ukrainian bitch shot Raaka.

- [Faruq] What?

- Her head's all over

my fucking wall, man.

- [Faruq] Shit.

She's definitely not

a real tour assistant.

- No, she's not.

Who the fuck hired her?

- [Faruq] Jordan,

that guy in there,

he's on the phone with Dean.

- What?

- [Faruq] I heard Dean's

voice on the phone.

I think they want

something from us.

- Yeah, I know that.

- [Faruq] I don't know what,

but my mind goes to

dark places, man.

- No, no, Max will get

his out of here, okay?

Max will get us out of here.

He's got too much shit

going on this weekend.

I'm too important, man.

- [Faruq] Yeah, well,

he better do it quick.

What if this guy's one of

those crazed psycho fans

with nothing else to live

for but finding a way

to take all your

money, or worse,

killing you and keeping me

as his personal sex toy.

Oh, he's probably gonna make one

of those crazy ultimate acts

of violence video statements

like terrorists do.

- Shit, none of this

makes any sense.

- [Faruq] No, of

course it doesn't.

- What, you think he

planned to shoot Raaka?

- [Faruq] How could

I possibly know that?

- That's what you said, dumbass.

You said crazy psycho fan.

- How would I have any...

You think I have any idea

what the fuck is going on?

- Raaka and I were just fighting

and the shit that she was

saying, man, I just wanted to...

- Okay, Jordan.

- And then...

- Jordan, don't think

- What the fuck

- about that right now.

- am I doing here?

- [Faruq] Okay, you

gotta focus, man.

We gotta focus and

find a way outta here.

Maybe we can rub

against something.

- I can't focus for shit, man.

I'm about to fuckin' puke.

- [Faruq] Jordan, stop.

- [Jordan] You stop.

- [Faruq] Don't

talk to me that way.

- No, no, maybe it's

best that I just sit back

and you just leave me here, huh?

That's probably

- Jordan,

- for the better, right?

- you know what, buddy,

this isn't one of the times

for your depressed

fucking moods, okay?

Get it together

and we'll find a way-

- Don't act like you're not

a part of this corrupt

team that got us here

in the first place,

motherfucker.

- [Faruq] What the hell

are you talking about?

- If I am being held ransom

here for whatever reason,

it's because I'm the center

point of a money-making machine.

You understand that, right?

You get that.

You, Hayley, Dean, all you guys.

- [Faruq] Oh, gimme a break.

I'm on rinky-dink salary.

- Fuck you.

- Stop.

- You stop!

- Stop.

- You stop!

- [Faruq] You stop it right now.

You stop it right now.

You're acting like a

goddamn baby, okay?

I will not let your

depressive ass pull me out.

I am getting outta here.

I am not dying today!

Help me find a way out! Fuck!

(tense music)

(door thuds)

(chairs clicking)

(tense music continues)

(tripod thuds)

(switch beeps)

(tense music continues)

(Dustin sniffs)

(tense music)

- Be good audience, eh?

(tense music continues)

Ready?

(button beeps)

- Hello. Dustin Lacey.

Musician, older brother of

recording artist Jordan Lacey.

I'm making a statement to

officially announce to y'all

that we got an upcoming

single, and to celebrate

we're gonna be performing

live this Sunday

at the Global Artist Weekend.

This collaboration

between Jordan and I

has been a long time comin',

but we're both very excited

to take the stage together

for the first time publicly.

Gonna have the help of Jordan's

manager, his entire team,

as well as that of

the wonderful people

at Stars for Democracy.

Confident it's gonna be

an exceptional moment

for both Jordan and myself.

Watershed moment, in fact,

for Jordan's entire

career direction.

We'll be unveiling a new

sound, a new voice together,

as brothers and as artists.

We hope you like it.

We hope you'll join us in

this new chapter, new sound,

new promise to shape

a better culture,

and through that, a better

future for all of us.

So I thank you

kindly for listening,

and we'll see you there

at two p.m. this Sunday,

Global Artist Weekend.

Thank you.

(switch beeps)

(Faruq laughs)

- [Faruq] Sorry.

- What are you laughing at?

- No one's ever

gonna believe this.

Jordan doesn't have a brother.

(ominous music)

Jordan, you don't

have a brother.

(ominous music continues)

- Hello there, little brother.

It's good to see you again.

(dramatic music)

(keys clacking)

You sure this is his

official channel?

- [Romina] Yes,

that's what it says.

Look, 20 million subscriber.

- [Dustin] What's the status?

- [Romina] Processing.

- You people mind telling us

what the fuck is going on?

(ominous music)

- Why is he here again?

- [Romina] I told you,

he showed up at house.

He would've compromised us.

We had to take him.

- All right, well then we're

gonna have to get rid of him.

- Hey, no, no, no, no!

- Dustin, what do you want?

- No!

- I'm sorry, man.

Hurtin' your girlfriend

was not my intention.

- [Faruq] No, please. Please.

- I'm sorry, man, I don't

know who the fuck you are,

but you're in my way.

- I don't wanna die.

- Stop! Stop!

What do you want? What

do you want, money?

I could help you.

- I don't want your money.

- What then?

- I want fuckin' redemption.

- God, please don't...

- Shut the fuck up!

- What do you mean redemption?

- After this video

finishes uploading,

you and I got 36 hours to

write a hit single together.

It'll redeem your name

and free you from your

oppressors, Jordan.

- You're insane.

(chuckles) You're

fuckin' insane.

- You and I are gonna

make a real goddamn song,

one that the cocksuckin'

corporate scum can't touch.

Someone needs to do it, man.

Someone needs to make

a change, and you got

the platform to do it.

- Do something.

- I said shut the fuck up!

(tense music)

Really pissin' me off

now, motherfucker.

- Hey-

- Shut the fuck up!

It's your call.

- Fucking, just let him go.

Just let him go.

Just let him go and I'll

hear you out, all right?

- Excuse me?

I don't think you're the

one dictating terms here.

- You don't wanna kill him.

It's more blood on your hands.

You think you're

dictating terms.

Dustin, there's nothing

you could offer me

that would make me wanna

write music with you.

Shot my girlfriend.

Fucking stripped me from

a life I hated anyway.

So, I've got nothing to lose.

I could sit here and

wait for them to come

hunt down you and

your little assistant,

which I know they are.

I know they are.

Hundred percent.

You're fucked.

You could threaten to

torture me, kill me,

do whatever the

fuck you wanna do.

I have nothing left to lose.

I have zero life to go back to.

(somber music)

Or let him go unharmed

and I'll listen to one

of your ideas for a song.

- [Faruq] Jordan.

- Shut the fuck up.

Deal.

(ominous music)

(door clicks)

(door thuds)

(tense music)

(Faruq breathing heavily)

(tense music continues)

(Faruq grunts)

(gun cocks)

- [Romina] You hear this?

(Faruq breathing heavily)

(tense music)

Now, count back from 100

before you take bag off head.

(tense music continues)

- [Faruq] 100, 99.

(door thuds)

(tense music continues)

(gentle guitar music)

- I watched an interview of

yours from a few years back.

You looked healthier back then.

Looked like you gave a

shit about the music.

You were talking

about my favorite song

off your second album.

It was about Mom.

And I was goin' through

some hard times back then,

so it stuck with me.

Figured I'd take the liberty

to make a little

instrumental arrangement.

(soft tense music)

(keys click)

Offer you a proper audition.

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

- What else you got?

- Fresh lyrics and a melody

that needs your magic touch.

She would've wanted

this, you know.

- You sure about that?

You hardly knew her.

- You hardly knew him.

Why don't we see what

he has to say about it?

(tense music)

(tense music continues)

(door clicks)

(crickets chirping)

(door creaks)

(tense music)

(door creaks)

(tense music)

Dad. (clears throat)

Dad, wake up.

Hey. Hey.

There's someone here to see you.

(gentle music)

- Hey, kid.

Long time no see.

Come here. Come closer.

(gentle music)

(soft tense music)

I'm so happy you're here.

The two of ya,

together again.

(gentle music)

(father snoring softly)

(gentle music)

- [Jordan] What makes you

think this is a good idea?

- Call it faith.

- Why should I trust you?

I don't know you.

(Dustin scoffs)

- Who you got left to trust?

- [Hayley] They had you tied up?

- [Faruq] Yeah.

- [Hayley] Jordan, too?

- [Faruq] Yeah.

- How were they treating him?

- Better than me, I think.

Did you know he had a brother?

- No. No, I had no idea.

(door clicks)

- [Dean] When did you get back?

- About an hour ago.

- You didn't think

to stay out there

and give us a call so that maybe

we'd be a little closer

to finding Jordan?

- I panicked. I called an Uber.

I wanted to get the

hell outta there.

- (sighs) Who else is with

this shit heel brother of his?

- The new tour assistant,

who's obviously not a

real tour assistant,

and at Jordan's place,

there was this blonde

badass of a lady who

threw me in a car,

although I didn't

see her after that.

- We thought she was a new

hire on Raaka's detail.

She picked her up from the

airport Friday morning,

not a trace.

- Jesus. Raaka, what

happened to her?

Jordan-

- No, no,

we're not talking

about that, okay?

We're keeping that

all buttoned up.

- You didn't notify

the authorities?

- We have people on it.

- She was murdered

for God's sake.

- Whoever told you,

whatever you heard,

it didn't happen.

(tense music)

- But we at least have

to tell the police.

- It didn't happen.

Raaka never showed

up at the house.

We have no idea where she is.

And if anyone asks,

Jordan is rehearsing

at an offsite location.

He'll be back in this building

ready to perform by

two p.m. on Sunday.

- Okay.

- What is our next

move here, Dean?

- No idea, unless dipshit

here can give us a clue.

(sighs) Max, thoughts?

- We get the brother

back on the phone,

track him through cell tower

like we should have done

the first time we

got him on the line.

- I can't do that.

No call back number.

- Then we give him

a reason to call.

(dramatic music)

(tense music)

(tense music continues)

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

(birds chirping)

(birds continue chirping)

(suspenseful music)

(birds continue chirping)

(suspenseful music continues)

- Jordan.

- [Dustin] Motherfucker.

Can you get him on

the phone right now?

- [Romina] Da.

(birds chirping)

- Your slimy piece of shit

manager deleted my video.

Yeah.

- [Dean] Hello.

- What's goin' on

with Jordan's channel?

I'm not seein' my

video up there.

- Really? I don't

know what happened.

- You don't know what happened?

Fuckin' clown.

- Scanning.

- We both know

that's bullshit.

You deleted my video.

(computer beeping)

I don't have to bring

him back Sunday.

- Okay, calm down.

I don't know what

happened with the video.

We didn't take it down.

Why don't you just

upload it again?

- Processing.

- How's Jordan?

(computer chimes)

- He's fine.

- [Computer] Target locked.

- All right, listen, this

is what's gonna happen.

We're puttin' the video back up.

If anyone touches it, we're

calling the whole weekend off,

and you ain't gonna

get a call back.

And you'll never see or

talk to Jordan again.

How's that sound?

- What? You're gonna run away?

You're gonna go into hiding

with a world famous pop star?

How long you think

that's gonna last?

Come on, man.

In fact, you've come

too far on this.

You're not gonna

give up that easy.

Dustin, Sunday is your big day.

Don't just throw it away.

(tense music)

- Just, when the

video goes back up,

don't touch it, all right?

Can you do that for me, please?

- I will see you

back here on Sunday.

Let's go!

(ominous music)

- The upright will

inhabit the land,

and the men of integrity

will remain in it.

But the wicked'll be

cut from the land,

and the treacherous will

be rooted out of it.

Yeah.

Fuckin' turd.

(eerie music)

(tense music)

(tense music continues)

(car whirring)

(tense music continues)

(phone beeping)

(tense music continues)

(engine rumbling)

(tense music)

(tense music continues)

(door clicks)

(tense music continues)

(soft ominous music)

- [Guard 1] Clear!

- [Guard 2] Clear.

- What? I thought he'd be here.

(Romina speaking in

foreign language)

(Romina continues speaking

in foreign language)

(no audio)

(Dustin sighs)

- I can't leave him here.

- Can't Romina just...

- I'm...

I'm sorry, Jordan.

I gotta fold.

(Dustin sighs)

- I don't wanna go back.

- You're doin' the song.

It's yours now anyway.

You wrote the shit out of it.

Perform it.

(no audio)

(cigarette pack thuds)

(lighter clicks)

But thank you.

- For what?

- For givin' me a chance.

Givin' me hope.

(no audio)

Dad left Texas unannounced

when he got his diagnosis.

Took me months to

track him down.

And when I did, he told me

he came out here to find you.

He said just the thought

of makin' that drive

and bein' out here

was enough closure.

He didn't ever say goodbye

to me back in Texas,

so with that, life has

taken pretty much everything

there is to take from me.

So I said fuck it.

Came by here to find him,

and when I got that

story out of him,

I made a promise I was

gonna find you, too.

So you could see yourself.

Play a song together.

(no audio)

(Dustin exhales)

- Do you have a

family of your own?

- They're gone.

- Could you tell

me what happened?

- Maybe another time.

(no audio)

(gentle music)

- [Jordan] He came all this

way and has to give up.

- You have no faith

you can do this alone?

(gentle music continues)

- I used to have a necklace

looked just like that.

A tree.

I don't know where it went.

- That is too bad.

- It was my mom's.

- Well, maybe it will show

up when you least expect,

just like faith.

(engine rumbling)

- We are out of

options here, okay?

We have to get

someone else involved.

(engine rumbling)

- Wait, what is that?

- Dean, I have to call you back.

(engine rumbling)

- [Guard 2] Take cover,

take cover, take cover.

(tense music)

- [Guard 1] Hold. Hold.

(tense music continues)

Target approaching.

Go. Go!

- [Guard 2] 75 feet.

- [Guard 1] Hands up!

- [Guard 2] Closing in. 50 feet.

- [Guard 1] Cover me. Cover me.

- [Guard 2] Covering.

- [Guard 1] Target acquired.

We're bringin' him home.

(tense music continues)

(somber music)

(somber music continues)

(shower pattering)

(somber music continues)

- Okay, everybody,

let's give it up

for having our guy home, huh?

Safe and sound, huh? Yeah!

(group applauding)

- Okay, time is of the essence,

so we're gonna keep this short.

We're gonna keep it easy.

Jordan, you've got a packet

there in front of you.

Inside is the final

set list for tomorrow.

Now, the first three

songs are from the list

that you submitted last week,

and then the final song will

be the new single "Sick Time."

(gentle music)

Now, we have anything

you might need.

Okay, the guest

room is all set up

for you to rehearse

for the next 18 hours

so that you are totally

comfortable with the new music.

I'm fuckin' pumped.

I mean, this is going

to be fucking awesome.

Am I right?

(group applauds)

Is that doable?

(gentle music)

Jordan. Jordan.

(tense music)

We good?

- Uh, yeah.

- Yeah.

- [Dean] Yeah, we're good.

Okay, everyone,

let's get some sleep.

Big day tomorrow. Big day.

(ominous music)

(ominous music continues)

(crickets chirping)

(lighter clicks)

(crickets chirping)

- Spoke with Dean.

He booked you a week at

the Dava House in Ojai.

We can drive up there on Monday.

You can put all of

this behind you.

Get some rest.

- And you're gonna

stay with me up there?

- For a little bit, yeah.

- Little bit?

- I mean, I work for Dean.

I have to be on call.

I have to be back down here.

- Hayley, I hope you

get everything you

want one day soon.

I really do.

I hope you get the deal,

the tour, the following,

and the chains from

Dean that come with it.

Then maybe you could

be as miserable as me,

and you can discover

for yourself

that there's nothing

left on the other side.

Just emptiness.

Then maybe you could

finally look me in the eyes.

- Jordan.

- Yeah, I think it's time

for you to get the

fuck outta here.

(crickets chirping)

(crickets continue chirping)

(birds chirping)

(phone vibrating)

(Jordan snoring)

(phone continues vibrating)

(Jordan continues snoring)

(phone continues vibrating)

(Jordan continues snoring)

(tense music)

(tense music continues)

(door thuds)

(tense music continues)

(tense music)

(tense music continues)

(door rattling)

(tense music continues)

- All right, everyone,

listen up, listen up.

We are one hour out from

the biggest closing set

in the history of the internet.

Now, I just got off the

phone with accounting.

Donations are at a record high.

Pre-saves from Jordan's new

single are fucking ticking,

huh?

- Woo!

- Hey, yeah.

(group applauding)

- Awesome!

- Um, real quick, real quick.

Personal note.

Let me just say it is tremendous

what everyone has done

to get us here right now.

Okay, so let's finish strong.

Let's get this new single

out into the world,

and let's burn the

fuckin' house down, right?

- Yeah.

- Let's go.

Let's go.

(group applauding)

- [Faruq] Come on, guys.

- Jordan, can I see

you for a moment?

- Yeah.

(door clicks)

What's going on?

- Your brother seems

to have found a way

back from the mountains.

He's in the building, isn't he?

- Excuse me?

- You're going to play the song

that the two of

you wrote together

instead of my

single, aren't you?

Please, sit.

For your sake I'd like

to explain what'll happen

if you go through with this.

(footsteps tapping)

What do you know

about Dustin Lacey?

Your brother.

Do you know anything about him?

Other than the crazy idea

to make the two of you

the next musical sensation?

Would you like me

to fill you in?

(soft ominous music)

Open it.

(Jordan sighs)

(ominous music continues)

It's one thing to be

kidnapped and coerced

by a right wing radical.

It's quite another thing to

uphold his cause deliberately.

How long do you

anticipate your listeners

will support your

music after they learn

that you're making it

with someone like him?

Jordan, look at me.

(ominous music)

Is this why you've

been acting out?

Because you've been

pining to join forces

with someone like him?

A brother by blood, yes,

but a man whose motives

you can hardly comprehend.

(engine rumbling)

(tense music)

(door thuds)

(tense music continues)

You understand that this

will change our relationship.

- What?

- If you play with Dustin Lacey,

his past will come

out, and by association

it will ruin your public

image permanently.

Given the important work the

public has come to expect

from me, I would unquestionably

have to create

distance between us.

- Just like that.

- Not intentionally.

I want to make that clear.

Nothing happens by intention

in situations like these.

It is simply the way of things.

(tense music)

- The way of things.

(clips rattling)

- Jordan,

(lid thuds)

you're not appreciating

the laws of physics

in our world today.

I mean, one little decision

to give someone like him

a platform at a major

philanthropic event

would change everything.

One curious search

by millions of people

all at the same time.

The result is seismic

in its proportion.

His reputation would

explode in the media,

taking yours with it.

And then, if something like

this got out to the public,

it seals your fate.

(ominous music)

(ominous music continues)

(suspenseful music)

(suspenseful music continues)

- No, no, no, this was

not, this was not me.

This was-

- That's you.

Right there.

- Are you fucking...

- Putting a gun to

your girlfriend's head

and pulling the trigger.

- This was not,

this is bullshit.

This is bullshit.

- You.

- This is fucking bullshit.

- You shot your girlfriend,

pointblank, then

you fled the scene

to rendezvous with

your radical brother.

Do you see the consequences?

Do you see how

easily things shift

and the story falls into place?

Jordan. Jordan.

You do understand

there is no going back.

- [Jordan] You

would release this?

- [Max] If you abandon our song

and play against the cause,

you would be jeopardizing my

efforts for this festival.

You would leave

me with no choice.

The media will find it, and

you will drown in an ocean

of your followers' reproach.

You deviate from

the person that Dean

is grooming you to become,

and you will be canceled forever

and disappear like

you never existed.

- [Jordan] How could

you do this to me?

- Because it's my organization

and we invest in

stories that sell,

and we must get a return

on this investment.

As long as you're

using my funds,

and as long as you're

using my platform,

I decide what you

do as an artist.

What you do, what you

say, what you think.

Is that clear?

(door clicks)

(ominous music)

(ominous music continues)

(lighter clicks)

(ominous music continues)

(cigarettes and lighter whoosh)

(tense music)

(tense music continues)

(door thuds)

- Ready to go?

- You know, a little

explanation woulda been nice.

- Huh?

- You're with a fuckin'

hate group? Is that right?

- What?

- Stop bullshitting me, Dustin.

Who the hell are you?

Why are you here?

- I promise you, Jordan,

I don't know what the fuck

you're talkin' about

right now, all right?

- There's pictures of you

with a group outside of Texas.

- So?

- You are a pawn in a game.

- Jordan.

- The bullshit that you

are putting me through,

this is the most fucking

- Jordan.

- compromised position of my

- Jordan.

- fucking life!

- Hey, Jordan!

- What?

- It's a Christian

bereavement group for men.

- What?

- I told you I had

a family, right?

I had a wife and daughter

and they were killed in a car

wreck a year and a half ago.

So I joined this group

through a local church

just outside Austin,

right up to the point

I went lookin' for Dad.

Look, man, I didn't tell

you because I don't want you

to think that I was all

fucked up in the head

and emotionally

unstable and shit,

you know, with Dad dyin', too,

but I sure as hell

ain't in any damn

hate group, okay?

- You didn't think that

the whole kidnapping thing

would make me think you're

emotionally unstable?

You didn't think that?

- Well, I mean, it

worked, didn't it?

- Did it?

- Yeah.

- No! It didn't fucking work.

- Pretty sure it worked, Jordan.

What the fuck are you doin'?

(ominous music)

The fuck is goin'

on with you, huh?

What's wrong?

- It's Romina.

- What about her?

- She set you up.

She's working for Max, dumbass.

- (scoffs) What?

- Would you let me go?

- I'm flushin' this shit.

(lid slams)

(toilet flushes)

(liquid sloshing)

- Max had the photos of you,

he had the security

footage of Raaka,

but it wasn't Romina

shooting, okay?

It was me.

He manipulated the fucking video

to make it look like it was me.

You understand what

that means, right?

- Well.

- It means that he set

this whole thing up.

- That's a cute story, Jordan,

but it's fuckin' impossible.

- It's not impossible.

He owns everything, man.

- It means he was-

- Seen this coming, yes, he did.

He's known I've wanted

out for a very long time.

I've made it very

clear to him. (sighs)

So what'd he do?

So he fuckin', he called

Raaka, had her come out,

set up a frame job, and you

played right into it, man.

The photos, your video online.

You delivered him the

perfect fucking story

to use against me.

- No, Romina and

I met a year ago,

randomly in the middle of

Bumfuck, Texas, all right?

And she didn't exactly force

her way into my life, Jordan.

I mean, you think this

guy'd be able to know

every decision that I

make in an entire year

to get me to this weekend?

- He's smart.

He researches his investments.

Just, I am a famous pop

star, you are my brother.

He planted her to

watch you, man.

You knew this, Dustin.

You knew about

Stars for Democracy,

and it fuckin' turns out

that he knew about you, too.

- All this...

All this for a song?

Yeah. Point taken.

- You people and your

plans and your games,

and I wish none of this

shit would've happened.

I wish that...

- [Dustin] What?

- I wish I tried to help Mom.

(somber music)

Maybe I coulda gotten her out.

Maybe we both

would've gotten out,

none of this shit

would've happened,

everything would be okay.

(somber music continues)

(Dustin sighs)

- We can't choose what

happens to us, all right?

All we can do is just move

on, just fuckin' move on.

This right here, right now,

it's your moment.

Sure as fuck ain't mine.

And it sure as fuck ain't

them goddamn pieces of shit.

What happens next

is your choice.

All right, brother?

It's fuckin' you, man.

(somber music)

- Uh...

(Jordan exhales)

- [Director] All right,

all right, everyone settle.

Cameras are up.

We're goin' live

in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6...

(timer beeping)

- Wow, incredible numbers!

Thank you, thank you, thank you

for your generous donations

and for making this

an incredible weekend.

Now, to close out the festival,

straight from Los Angeles,

the one, the only Jordan Lacey.

(group applauds)

- Woo!

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

♪ I met a girl ♪

♪ She was down for the world ♪

♪ But she left, so it's over ♪

♪ It's worse than

dirty bubblegum ♪

♪ It's like turning 21

when you're sober, yeah ♪

♪ I fell apart rollin'

over in the dark ♪

♪ Kept on looking

for some closure ♪

♪ Now here's the twist, cut

them chains up off my wrists ♪

♪ Now I'm cool with

starting over, yeah ♪

(group applauds)

♪ End of you ♪

♪ There's no trust, no

faith, no you, no us ♪

♪ Not anymore, yeah ♪

♪ It's the end of you ♪

(group applauding)

- Woo!

- Go Jordan!

(group applauding)

- Woo!

(group applauding)

- Thank you. Thank you guys.

I hope everyone had

a great weekend.

I know I sure did.

We're gonna be playing

a new song tonight.

It's very special to me.

Put a lotta work into it.

But before we wrap

this thing up,

I just wanted to say

a quick thank you

to everybody at home

who's been supporting me

for the past four years.

I guess I haven't really

done the best job of being

as open about the work

that I've been doing,

and from now on

I'm gonna make sure

that the music I put out,

I'm thinking about the

music I'm putting out,

the intention behind

it, what it promotes

because you guys are

the greatest fans

in the entire world

and you mean the absolute

most to me because...

With that being said, I would

like to bring out my brother-

- No.

- Dustin Lacey to the stage

who helped me

co-write this song.

It's called "Neon Bleed" and I

really hope you guys like it.

(soft tense music)

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

- We need to talk now.

- Fuckin' bitch.

(gentle music continues)

♪ Yes, I'm happy ♪

♪ Yes, I'm comfortable ♪

♪ Got everything that the

world could think of ♪

♪ Much too happy ♪

♪ I'm much too comfortable ♪

♪ These violent delights will ♪

♪ Come to know

their violent ends ♪

- What is it?

- Did you know he was

going to play this song?

- No, I didn't.

- Well, this undoes everything.

♪ All the things I've done ♪

♪ All the wars I've won ♪

♪ All the pain outrun ♪

♪ I've gained the world ♪

♪ All the things I preach ♪

♪ All the lies I teach ♪

♪ Do I feel better now

that I gained the world ♪

♪ But now I stumble ♪

♪ And now I fall ♪

♪ I want my God back ♪

♪ I want my mom back ♪

♪ I wanna look you in the eyes

and know you have my back ♪

♪ I want my truth back ♪

♪ I want my youth back ♪

♪ I wanna end this stupid

bleed, this selfish bleed ♪

♪ This neon bleed ♪

- What do you want

me to do about it?

- Cut the performance.

Cut the feed.

- Donations are at an

all-time high right now.

What would the excuse be?

- Find one.

You let him play a second

longer with his brother

and you risk so much more.

♪ I gotta end ♪

♪ This stupid bleed,

this selfish bleed ♪

♪ This neon bleed ♪

(gentle music)

♪ Everything's possible

under the heavens ♪

♪ Can't think of

a better place ♪

♪ To start for you and me ♪

♪ Could it be we're

all responsible ♪

♪ For this depression ♪

♪ I can't think of

a better place ♪

♪ To start for you and me ♪

♪ All the things we've done ♪

♪ All the wars we've won ♪

♪ All the pain outrun ♪

♪ We've gained the world ♪

♪ All the things we preach ♪

- What are you doing?

♪ All the lives we ♪

(gun fires)

(Dean cries out)

(Dean grunting)

(tense music)

(door thuds)

(gun fires)

(shell clattering)

♪ And now we fall ♪

♪ I want my God back ♪

♪ I want my mom back ♪

♪ I wanna look you in the eyes

and know you have my back ♪

♪ I want my truth back ♪

♪ I want my youth back ♪

♪ I wanna end this stupid

bleed, this selfish bleed ♪

♪ This neon bleed ♪

(Irina speaking in

foreign language)

(Romina speaking in

foreign language)

- Hurry up.

♪ Oh yeah, this neon bleed ♪

♪ Just wanna end this stupid

bleed, this selfish bleed ♪

♪ This neon bleed ♪

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

(birds chirping)

(Dean breathing raggedly)

(gum pops)

(Dean breathing raggedly)

(somber music)

(somber music continues)

- Why are you helping us?

- I know what it's like

to work for powerful man

for all of life in order to

survive and to have no choice.

- But you kill people.

- I will pay for

what I have done.

I know this, but this

was right thing to do.

- Why didn't you just tell me?

- When we met, you were lost.

You could not be trusted.

But now you are found.

(somber music)

(birds chirping)

(door thuds)

(birds chirping)

- What have you done, man?

We're finished.

(engine rumbling)

(birds chirping)

I thought you just

wanted to sing.

Thought that's all

you wanted to do.

- My mother wanted to just sing.

She told you that

when we first met you.

Two weeks in LA, still

livin' in that damn truck

we drove from Texas.

I was what? Six?

You remember that? I

remember that perfectly.

That was the dream she

traded her life for.

But to you she was

just, what'd you say?

You said she was

like a sob story

you just happened to be fucking.

It was fuckin' sad.

Fucked up.

But no, I don't wanna just sing.

Not my dream. Never

been my dream.

I wanna live instead.

- I'm sorry, Jordan.

Jordan. Jordan, I'm so sorry.

(somber music)

(door creaks)

(door thuds)

(Dean exhales)

♪ Yes, I'm happy ♪

♪ Yes, I'm comfortable ♪

♪ Got everything the

world could think of ♪

♪ Much too happy ♪

♪ I'm much too comfortable ♪

♪ These violent delights will ♪

♪ Come to know

their violent ends ♪

(gentle music)

♪ All the things I've done ♪

♪ All the wars I've won ♪

♪ All the pain outrun ♪

♪ I've gained the world ♪

♪ All the things I preach ♪

♪ All the lies I teach ♪

♪ Do I feel better now that

I've gained the world ♪

♪ But now I stumble ♪

♪ And now I fall ♪

♪ I want my God back ♪

♪ I want my mom back ♪

♪ I wanna look you in the eyes ♪

♪ And know you have my back ♪

♪ I want my truth back ♪

♪ I want my youth back ♪

♪ I wanna end this stupid

bleed, this selfish bleed ♪

♪ This neon bleed ♪

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

♪ I gotta end this stupid

bleed, this selfish bleed ♪

♪ This neon bleed ♪

(gentle music)

♪ Everything's possible

under the heavens ♪

♪ Can't think of

a better place ♪

♪ To start for you and me ♪

♪ Could it be we're

all responsible for

this depression ♪

♪ I can't think of

a better place ♪

♪ To start for you and me ♪

♪ All the things we've done ♪

♪ All the wars we've won ♪

♪ All the pain outrun ♪

♪ We've gained the world ♪

♪ All the things we preach ♪

♪ All the lies we teach ♪

♪ Do we feel better now that

we've gained the world ♪

♪ And now we stumble ♪

♪ And now we fall ♪

♪ I want my God back ♪

♪ I want my mom back ♪

♪ I wanna look you in the eyes ♪

♪ And know you have my back ♪

♪ I want my truth back ♪

♪ I want my youth back ♪

♪ I wanna end this stupid

bleed, this selfish bleed ♪

♪ This neon bleed ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ This neon bleed ♪

♪ Just wanna end this stupid

bleed, this selfish bleed ♪

♪ This neon bleed ♪

Neon Bleed (2023) - full transcript