Amelia Presley - Blue Light Live EP (2022) Hi-Res

"I shot and edited this music video by myself in and around the home in which I was abused for 13 years of my childhood. I had to do it alone because that’s the only way I felt I could portray the entire painful truth that I needed to portray. My 3 year old daughter played me as a child in the music video. I had a vision in the studio of her going through what I went through at her age, and it completely destroyed me. That’s why I decided to cast her. Seeing a child that little in that role is not easy to watch, but it’s necessary to show the truth. She was laughing and giggling as we recorded, though it’s not apparent in the video. She acted so well and showed all the emotion that was needed. I hope that this video will inspire people to start talking about child abuse so that it doesn’t stay in the shadows. We need to pay more attention to what children aren’t saying. We need to normalize talking about mental health, and we need to make mental wellness more attainable for everyone. We need to talk about every painful unimaginable truth, and start doing something about it. Until we do, children and survivors will feel alone in the dark. That darkness is the most dangerous place to be." — Amelia Presley