Ryan Gosling has always taken on peculiar roles during his acting career. When Lars and the Real Girl was first introduced to the movie theaters, the general consensus was “How strange but endearing!” So it doesn’t surprise me to find out that his official music video for “Pa Pa Power,” a song by his band Dead Man’s Bones, is a nearly 13 minute short film which takes place in an elderly residence.

It starts out very lighthearted with Gosling and his band member, Zach Shields, telling the almost empty room of senior citizens the back story to their album. He introduces the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir (who sings on the entire album with the band) and away they go. Young boys and girls fidget and sing for these “old people” while some of the older girls can’t keep their eyes off the pianist. It sounds pretty simple and happy, right?

However, the video takes an odd turn when one of the younger girls in the choir abruptly runs out of the room and we’re suddenly watching creepy scenes of kids hanging in the dark woods wearing hoods doing who knows what. The video has a happy ending though. Check it out below!

Mp3: Dead Man’s Bones – Pa Pa Power

Dead Man’s Bones will also be playing FYF Fest in Los Angeles this Labor Day. Make sure you catch their set this Saturday!