Hear A Snippet Of Avril Lavigne's New Song 'Head Above Water'

Avril Lavigne is back!

After years away from the music scene, the pop-punk princess has finally unveiled a snippet of her long-awaited new single, "Head Above Water." The 33-year-old singer-songwriter surprised followers with a 30-second lyric video preview of her forthcoming track posted to Twitter earlier this week.

"I've gotta keep the calm before the storm/ I don't want less, I don't want more/ Must bar the windows and the doors/ to keep me safe, to keep me warm," Lavigne sings over a piano progression, as the gloomy visual shows aerial shots of a turbulent sea.

Listen to a snippet of "Head Above Water," below:

The song marks Lavigne's latest offering since her 2015 anthem "Fly" and follows the release of her self-titled fifth album, which dropped back in 2013. And from what we can hear, Lavigne's comeback already sounds like the best damn thing.

The preview comes just a week after the Grammy-nominated artist released an emotional letter about her return to music in the midst her battles with Lyme Disease, calling the trial "the worst years of my life."

"I wrote songs in my bed and on the couch and recorded there mostly as well," Lavigne wrote. "Words and lyrics that were so true to my experience came pouring out of me effortlessly … my music helped to heal me and keep me alive."

She later confessed: "I had accepted death and could feel my body shutting down. I felt like I was drowning. Like I was going under water and I just needed to come up for air." That's where the song comes into play — it's one of the records in which Lavigne is able to be transparent about those struggles.

"Head Above Water" premieres September 19.

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