WILLOW and Avril Lavigne team up on catchy new pop-punk collab, G R O W
Hear WILLOW work with her pop-punk idol Avril Lavigne on the infectious G R O W, taken from new album lately I feel EVERYTHING.
With WILLOW's new album lately I feel EVERYTHING arriving today (July 16), fans can finally hear her highly-anticipated pop-punk collab with Avril Lavigne, G R O W.
The two-minute infectious and relatable pop-punk banger hears the pair searching for a sense of inner healing (‘’Cause no-one ever truly knows just who they are / And I feel closer knowing I don't have to hide my scars’), and admitting that they've ‘Still got room to grow.’ The pair are set to debut the track live via a Facebook Watch exclusive concert at 5pm BST tonight: WILLOW IN CONCERT: lately i feel EVERYTHING.
Speaking to Kerrang! about working with Avril and her motivations for the collab, WILLOW revealed: “If I was going to do pop-punk I had to go far and beyond. I had to go the full mile. The fact that Avril has been doing pop-punk music for so long gives her the power of just killing it. Like, there is no world where this is not going to be fire. So that was super-inspiring…”
In other news, in February this year, Avril confirmed that her upcoming pop-punk album was finished – and there’s new music on the way: "It’s done!” she wrote to a fan. "Music coming soon. For sure summer.” The musician had previously been in the studio with MOD SUN, John Feldmann and Machine Gun Kelly.
Listen to G R O W below:
It also looks as though an official music video is on the way…
Sing along with the lyrics below (via Genius):
[Chorus: WILLOW]
I've been putting work in, healing myself
Still got room to grow
I've been really searching, emotional wealth
Honestly my heart is broke
I just need to grow, grow, grow
Grow, grow, grow
Grow, grow, grow
I just need to, I just need to grow
[Verse 1: WILLOW]
Every time I look at my face
I feel everything is the same wrong pace
’Cause no-one ever truly knows just who they are
And I feel closer knowing I don't have to hide my scars
[Pre-Chorus: WILLOW]
I hope you know you're not alone
Being confused ain't right or wrong
You'll find that you're your own best friend
And no, that ain't a fuckin' metaphor
[Chorus: WILLOW]
I've been putting work in, healing myself
Still got room to grow
I've been really sеarching, emotional wealth
Honestly my hеart is broke
I just need to grow, grow, grow
Grow, grow, grow
Grow, grow, grow
I just need to, I just need to grow
[Verse 2: Avril Lavigne]
Every time I look at my face
I get up and feel like I lost my weight
’Cause no-one ever truly knows just who they are
And I feel closer when I'm laying looking at the stars
[Pre-Chorus: Avril Lavigne]
I hope you know you're not alone
Being confused ain't right or wrong
You'll find that you're your own best friend
And no, that ain't a fuckin' metaphor
[Chorus: Avril Lavigne]
I've been putting work in, healing myself
Still got room to grow
I've been really searching, emotional wealth
Honestly my heart is broke
I just need to grow, grow, grow
Grow, grow, grow (I just need to grow)
Grow, grow, grow
I just need to, I just need to grow
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