Avril Lavigne has shared her first piece of new music since 2015’s ‘Fly’ with her defiant new single, ‘Head Above Water’.
Announcing her comeback earlier in this month, Lavigne’s new song follows her recent experience in battling Lyme disease, which has in turn helped shape her future musical direction. “Those were the worst years of my life as I went through both physical and emotional battles,” she said… “I was able to turn that fight into music I’m really proud of. I wrote songs in my bed and on the couch and recorded there mostly as well. Words and lyrics that were so true to my experience came pouring out of me effortlessly.”
‘Head Above Water’ is therefore poignant as it discusses her struggle with Lymes; in a statement she wrote “I thought I was dying, and I had accepted that I was going to die… My mom laid with me in bed and held me. I felt like I was drowning. Under my breath, I prayed ‘God, please help to keep my head above the water.’ In that moment, the songwriting of this album began. It was like I tapped into something. It was a very spiritual experience. Lyrics flooded through me from that point on.”
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