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Louis Tomlinson has opened up about the potential difficulties of performing his new song about his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent interview with Zane Lowe on his Apple Music show<\/a>, Tomlinson spoke about the song “Dark to Light,” which fans have speculated is about Payne. Tomlinson admitted singing the song will be “challenging.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“But it certainly is one of the songs on the record that, pretty much every time I hear it, there’ll be a moment where I get goosebumps and drift off in my head and have a little think about it,” Tomlinson said of the track. “It’ll probably be a challenging one to do live, but it is still one that I want to do live. It feels it that feels like a very authentic snapshot to my love.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In “Dark to Light,” Tomlinson express a desire to reach out and help someone, singing: “Is there anything that I can do? \/ I wish you could see how you look in my eyes, one more time \/ Would it make a difference? Would it make you smile? \/ Could it bring you from dark to light?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomlinson also spoke in the interview about the impact grief has had on his songwriting overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Listen, when something like that happens in your life, it’s really difficult to write anything else,” he said. “I remember the first time that I experienced grief. How can you write a love song when you\u2019re feeling the feelings that you’re feeling? It feels so unimportant to everything that’s going around in your head.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Tomlinson would not specify which of his songs, if any, are about Payne, he did note that fans will “find what they need” in his new music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“But it’s also not something I want to over-explain because it won’t be too hard for people to join the dots,” he said. “Those type of songs, that should be completely open to interpretation because I do think they have power to heal.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Dark to Light” is included on Tomlinson’s new album, How Did I Get Here?<\/em>, and Payne’s family was reportedly notified before it was released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Payne died in 2024 at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo by Jo Hale\/Redferns<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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