Against All Odds, Louis Tomlinson Stands Tall On His Emotional New Song 'Walls'

Louis Tomlinson is still somewhat of an enigma. He is, soon considering that, the only former One Direction member who has although to put out his own album. Although that's about to change — we're just two weeks away from the release of Tomlinson's debut LP, Walls, and on Friday (January 17), he gave us a taste of what's to come by releasing the emotional title track.


On "Walls," Tomlinson acknowledges the struggles he's faced with introspective, heartbreaking observations, like, "Nothing wakes you up like waking up alone" and "Nothing makes you hurt like hurting who you love." However just while you think it's all doom and gloom for Tommo, he cracks the sadness open and lets a little bit light in by revealing that the hard times have made him a stronger man.


"These high walls, they came up short / Right now I stand taller than them all," he belts on the stimulating chorus. "These high walls, never broke my soul / And I, I watch them all come falling down for you." Upping the emotional ante is the addition of a live orchestra, which only takes this ballad to cute heights.


Walls arrives on January 31 and includes the previously released singles "Kill My Mind," "Don't Let It Break Your Heart," and "We Made It." Each of these tracks has shown us a fresh side of the solo star, and his new album should help break down those, uh, walls even more. Up until then, check out Tomlinson's latest track above.