The 'Sorry' hitmaker and his courageous struggle with Lyme disease have inspired the 'Head Above Water' singer to write a song for her latest studio album.
- April 30, 2020
AceShowbiz - Avril Lavigne's new charity single "We Are Warriors" was inspired by fellow Canadian pop star Justin Bieber's battle with Lyme disease.
The tune first appeared on the singer's 2017 album "Head Above Water" was "Warrior", but Avril reworked the track to reflect the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and honour those working on the front lines.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the "Girlfriend" star opened up on the inspiration behind the song, and confessed she was inspired to write the melody by conversations with Justin, after she reached out to him to offer her own personal advice about fighting the disease.
"I just reached out like, 'Yo, here for you if you need any advice. I can share my knowledge with you,' " she said. "He was appreciative of that, but I think it seems like he is doing well. He put out new music and he had a tour, also."
"He is also a warrior overcoming Lyme and that was the whole inspiration behind my song, Warrior," Lavigne continues. "Warrior and Head Above Water were the two first songs I wrote for this album because I was freshly coming out of fighting Lyme disease, so naturally that was what was on my heart. I love that I get to bring this out now and have it have a whole new meaning."
The star was self-isolating at home with pals when she had the idea to rework the track in a bid to raise funds for the coronavirus relief efforts, explaining, "We were talking (about) re-recording the song, so I rerecorded Warrior, changed it to We Are Warriors, in honour of all the frontline workers and everybody who's out there putting their lives at risk to keep us safe."
"I wanted to show them that they are appreciated because they are the true warriors and true heroes right now. They are holding the world together."
"We Are Warriors" is out now.
