Superstar Avril Lavigne unveiled an audio snippet of her new song “Warrior” on social media today–and I predict it will be adopted by the Lyme community as a rallying anthem.

The Canadian singer has been battling Lyme disease for over five years now. A few months ago, she released the single “Head Above Water,” the first of her songs to describe her struggle with tick-borne illness.

Today, she told the world on Instagram: “This is one of the first songs I wrote for the album after Head Above Water. They are both about the health battle I continue to fight every day. I hope my songs can help you find strength if you need it….”

Click below to hear this preview. The new album, “Head Above Water,” is set for release February 15.

 

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This is one of the first songs I wrote for the album after Head Above Water. They are both about the health battle I continue to fight every day. I hope my songs can help you find strength if you need it… I produced this track, @CBaseford engineered, Chad and @TravisWeTheKings helped me finish it. I had a lot of great people around me helping me to make music again. ??? #11Days until #albumrelease!! Pre-order my new album now, link in bio. #AvrilLavigneHeadAboveWater #HeadAboveWater #Warrior

A post shared by Avril Lavigne (@avrillavigne) on Feb 4, 2019 at 7:54pm PST

TOUCHED BY LYME is written by Dorothy Kupcha Leland, LymeDisease.org’s Director of Communications. She is co-author of When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parent’s Survival Guide. Contact her at dleland@lymedisease.org.