SONGWRITERS often dig up painful memories for material and Louis Tomlinson has done just that for his new single. He has written about the death of his mum Johannah Deakin on Two Of Us, out next Th…
He has written about the death of his mum Johannah Deakin on Two Of Us, out next Thursday.
She passed away from leukaemia in 2016, aged 43, and Louis has channelled his devastation into the song’s lyrics.
In the first verse, he sings: “You’ll never know how much I miss you, the day that they took you, I wish it was me instead.”
In the chorus, he insists he will live his life for the both of them. Louis croons: “I will be the best of me, always keep you next to me, I’ll be living one life for the two of us.”
Louis, who was keeping busy shooting a music video in Leeds last Saturday, described writing the song as like “therapy”.
The X Factor judge, photographed for House Of Solo magazine, said: “I just feel like, musically, I almost needed to get this song off my chest.
“People say writing is a part of therapy. In a way, I feel like I’d been avoiding writing this song because I knew I only had one chance to get it right.
"I don’t mean to be too soppy but if Two Of Us can help just one other person who’s going through the tough time I went through, that would make me really happy.”
I have no doubt Johannah would be immensely proud of him.
