This is Children of the Moon! My new Epic Celtic Folk single, accompanied by a 2D illustrated animation video. It's set in a fantasy world, but the story has similarities with things that happen in our reality.

Societal norms that take away children’s autonomy and grant full authority to parents are really strong and extended, they're the norm. What happens inside the household is a "private matter" and goes unchallenged. And if you give full authority to someone over another human being, and never hold them accountable, abuse is going to happen at some point in many cases. From smaller but harmful microaggressions, to more explicit verbal or physical violence. The result from all this is that many kids are trapped in a terrible situation from which they can't escape, because the surrounding community will either not believe them, or even think that the parents' behaviour is justified. And all this is especially bad for LGBTQIA+ kids, who have a lot more chances to face rejection and mistreatment from their parents

Many people argue that abuse is not just about some "bad apples", but about a system of social values that enables it and makes it very likely for it to appear. The abuser knows who they are allowed to abuse, and how much they're allowed to do it, because society taught them and gave them that power. That's why it's so important to challenge the authoritarian functioning of the traditional family, and to find community outside of it when it's not a safe place. Big hugs to all abuse survivors ❤

Reading Lee Shevek has helped me a lot to understand how abuse works, as well as other important subjects. You can follow her or read her essays if you’re interested:
https://linktr.ee/butchanarchy

Big thanks to my friend Nil Castelltort for their huge help on the lyrics. They have great ideas and way better English than me Also they’re an awesome illustrator, check it out:
  / nilcastelltort  

I also want to give a thumbs up for Krita, the illustration software I used to make this. It’s an opensource software with a lovely community, you should definitely check it out if you do digital art:
https://krita.org/

Children of the Moon is part of the album Tales of Olden, Vol. 2:
▶ https://fanlink.tv/TalesOfOldenVol2

Find me online:
▶ https://linktr.ee/ianfontova

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