Eryn Allen Kane - fragile (Official Video)
I wrote a song about generational trauma called “Fragile”.
The idea that my traumas are my mothers and her mothers.
They’re passed down from one strong woman to the next.
We’re told “you’re tough as nails” while we struggle trying to take on the weight of the world.
We’re told “you’re not in pain” when we are hurting.
We’re told “you’re too loud” when we try to speak up.
We’re told “you’re too aggressive” when we are passionate.
We manage everyone’s feelings, hiding our own tears, hiding who we are; it becomes second nature.
We take on this idea that we aren’t worthy of being considered and yet somehow we continue considering, loving deeply, and asking for so little in return.
Mostly because we barely know how to ask for anything at all.
As these things occur we create these barriers between us and our own emotions.
Disassociating ourselves from our own bodies, our own feelings, as a means to cope.
It can be a dangerous place to live in.
I wrote this song about the beauty and strength in vulnerability.
About addressing the traumas our ancestors passed down to us so we can begin to heal.
I dedicate this to my mother, my grandmother, my female ancestors, women of color who are born into this world carrying a specifically heavy load, and to any of you out there who have learned to ignore your own voice for someone else’s sake.
Director: Eryn Allen Kane
Assistant Director: Ian Eastwood
Creative Direction/Concept: Eryn Allen Kane
Choreography: Tessandra Chavez
Assistant Choreography: Ian Eastwood
Featured Dancer: Tash Crudup of UNITY LA
Camera Operator: Gerald Nonato
Assistant camera operator: Bong Buño
Grip & Lighting: Bong Buño
Set Design: Eduardo Sanchez
Produced by Ian Eastwood and Eryn Allen Kane
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