American multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Emma Ruth Rundle released her second single “Protection” from her upcoming album Marked for Death, which is set to drop Sept. 30. The song is a dark rock ballad with gnarly guitar riffs throughout. A simple drum solo introduces Rundle’s haunting vocals that echo through your headphones. It has a similar sound to the first self-titled single released in July. As the album explores themes about feelings of loss, defeat, heartache and self-destructiveness, “Protection” seems to be about a short-lived love. She says:

Oh heaven sends him down to me
And he’s got everything i’ll ever need
Just for 16 days, i let him tie down

The frailest part of my body

I am small but in your arms
You are colder in your heart
I am worthless in your arms
But you offer this protection no one else has given me

Catch the brand new song in its entirety below.

For Emma Ruth Rundle fans located in Europe, you can catch the singer on your along with Wovenhand beginning on Sept 12 in Cologne, DE.

If you can’t catch them live, listen to Rundle’s debut album while you anticipate Marked for Death. MFD will be a follow-up album the 2014 album titled Some Heavy Ocean, which was well received by global audiences. The sixth track on the debut album “Arms I Know So Well” recieved almost 60,000 views on YouTube which you can watch here.