#bigger than me

[tomlinsins]

BIGGER THAN ME live from Vancouver.

[srldesigns6277]

New Spotify Canvas for Bigger than Me

[louisupdates]

Louis Tomlinson, Bigger Than Me music video stills 📸 Joshua Halling

[dailytomlinson]

Louis filming the Bigger Than Me Music Video photographed by Joshua Halling

[frost7077]

Bigger Than Me

I felt it was time to draw Louis since I saw him back in September. It was a really good concert and i can’t wait to see him again in August.

Unfortunately I couldn’t fit the whole song in the background but I know that anyone who knows the lyrics will continue it in their head😅

[hslwt91]

would 100% risk it all for this man

[alloutshirt]

when somebody told me i would change i was afraid i don’t know why

stop your crying baby it’s a sign of the times

[tanktop-lou]

Me when bigger than me

[tumbllr-girl-attempt]

i miss him so much😭

[braverytattoos]

Bigger Than Me out Sept 2nd, 2022

[dailytomlinson]

Louis filming the Bigger Than Me Music Video

[faithinlouisfuture]

I T ’ S B I G G E R T H A N M E

@usergif new year, new fonts: day # 1 - layer styles

[fonts used: impact label (dafont.com), selima (dafont.com), watermark: bebas]

[cerulou]

[skepticalarrie]

Hi allie 🥺🥺 I hope this is not too much trouble but its hard for me to keep up with everything. do you know which songs from louis' new album we have information about already or the lyrics?? thanks

Hi, anon! We actually have good information about most songs so far, which is very exciting:

1.The Greatest: This song was leaked, here are the lyrics. And that's what he said about the song for Euphoria Magazine:

“That was specifically written as a tour opener, not necessarily an album opener at the time. Musically, it’s interesting. There’s probably not another song like that on the record. It starts the album with a statement of intent, which I think is important. There’s a certain ambitious level to that.” (September 1st 2022)

Also a quote from his interview for BBC:

Faith In The Future is dedicated to his avid fanbase. The propulsive opening track, The Greatest, is a celebration of their relationship. (September 17th 2022)

2. Written All Over Your Face: We have the lyrics here and here's a quote also from Euphoria Magazine:

[The album immediately switches it up and dives straight into “Written All Over Your Face,” an infectious indie floor-filler that we both agree is reminiscent of the first two Arctic Monkeys albums.] “I’m a big fan of that sound, big fan of that energy. I went into the room with these people I’ve done a few sessions with, and I said, let’s try and take this as punk as I can get away with. I suppose that’s where the Arctic Monkeys reference comes from; there are obviously punk elements within what they do.” (September 1st 2022)

3. Bigger Than Me: It's the first single from the album so it's by far the one we have the most information about, I couldn't put together everything he said about the song but here are a few things LTHQ shared:

It was written during summer 2021

It was written in London at Wendyhouse Studios with Robert Harvey, George Tizzard, and Rick Parkhouse

It was produced by Mike Crossey in Los Angeles

And here's a few quotes:

“We did it in London. We wrote that in London. There was a lot of pressure, at least I put a lot of pressure on myself in terms of what i wanted out of this first single. And I knew that I kind of, especially with how well the tour shows have been going on, I wanna keep this momentum going. I knew I had to come out of the blocks with something that feels pretty big inside.” Smallzy (September 5th 2022)

“I was nervous I’m not gonna lie, I’ve done quite a lot of shows this year which have stayed in the same set, so to add something new, and then to add that song - probably the hardest song I’ve had to sing vocally, it’s got that big chorus - I was nervous. But what surprises me everytime, the song has been out no time, and there’s so many people out there that know it already, in the crowd I mean, so naturally that fills you full of confidence.” BBC The One Show (September 7th 2022)

4. Lucky Again: This one also got leaked in August. Here are the lyrics.

5. Face The Music: It was written in collaboration with Dave Gibson. We also have a quote from BBC:

Coming of age is a theme that surfaces throughout his new album, Faith In The Future. On Face The Music, he philosophises that "good and bad and right and wrong are stories made up when we are young to scare us". (September 17th 2022)

6. Chicago: Jojo Wright said this about the song, here's the transcript:

“We went into the room, had a little chat […] and then he decided to leave the room while we listened to the music. He walks back in and I’m like “Who’s Chicago about? Who’s that?” He didn’t give me a crazy answer, but it’s about a person. […] He just appreciated the fact I had - that all of us were just curious! What is this about […] It’s just a deep track, it got me thinking who is this about, what happened…”

7. Common People: We have this quote from BBC:

Common People (not a cover of the Pulp classic) is about reconnecting with his roots in Doncaster. "When I get lost, I go back to where I started," he sings. "That song's just trying to capture how amazing the people are there. If you're one of us, we'll hold out our arms and we'll embrace you." (September 17th 2022)

8. Out Of My System: We have part of the lyrics here, this one was also written in collaboration with Dave Gibson. And here's a little quote about the song from Alt Press:

That incorporation of dance melodies is something that erupts on “Out of My System,” a pulsating, punk-tinged Arctic Monkeys-inspired track that recalls the heyday of early aughts indie rock. The day Tomlinson made the track, he had been listening to “Teddy Picker” or “Dancing Shoes” (he can’t quite remember), but he knew exactly what kind of music he wanted to make. “I went in and said, ‘Let's try to write a song that is as punk as I can get away with,’” he recalls. And he led with that kind of intensity and energy from early Arctic Monkeys albums to craft the song. (September 6th 2022) 

9. Angels Fly: Nothing

10. Saturdays: All we have is the people he worked in the song with, it was registered in June 2022:

11. Silver Tongues:

Plus the quote from Euphoria Magazine:

With that, one particular track that Tomlinson is most pleased with is “Silver Tongues,” a joyful and wholesome moment that honors the little intricacies of his relationship. Once completed, he boldly stated it was the first time Tomlinson had written a song that he could imagine being sung by an artist that he is really fond of. “That song was a great part of the writing process,” he says. “On this record, I tried to write with less professional songwriters and more artists, and ‘Silver Tongues’ is a good example of that. What you get with that is a different level of care and love for what you’re doing, instead of making it about money and trying to get the single.” Another reason Tomlinson credits “Silver Tongues” for being so special is its authenticity. “It’s not trying to be anything that it’s not. We were not trying to write a single, and there’s just a certain level of energy to it,” Tomlinson adds. (September 1st 2022)

12. She is Beauty We Are World Class:

Plus the quote from Euphoria Magazine:

Faith In The Future is bursting with exciting moments. However, what might surprise fans the most is the fact that Tomlinson is delving back into the dance genre sooner than expected on “All This Time” and “She Is Beauty We Are World Class.” (September 1st 2022)

13. All This Time: Same as the above

14. That’s The Way Love Goes: We have two quotes:

After taking on a journey through various sonics, Tomlinson closes Faith In The Future with the melodic and most tender song, “That’s The Way Love Goes.” After playing around with the tracklisting, Tomlinson claims that he “couldn’t get away from that idea,” adding that “you’ve got two options to end the album: you either end with a slap round the face or a little ballad moment.” Detailing a non-sexual love between two best friends, Tomlinson is confident that this is a song fans are going to adore. “I think it’s an interesting story, an interesting visual going through the song. With the way the album is structured, it kind of fits nicely to finish on that message. I wouldn’t have been able to do that on the first album because there weren’t enough peak moments of energy,” he says. Euphoria Magazine (September 1st 2022)

Tomlinson’s focus on intensity doesn’t extend to every song on Faith In The Future — at least not overtly. While he would have left the listener (hopefully) wanting more with “a wall of sound” on a record’s final track, he approached Faith In The Future’s closer “That’s The Way Love Goes” differently. The song, which was his take on the vulnerable simplicity of the Streets’ “Dry Your Eyes,” was the only track he could end the record on — one about a friend encouraging another friend to get over the fact that he’s not in a relationship anymore. “It's not the fact that you're not sympathizing. You're looking after him from afar, but you're not necessarily a shoulder to cry on,” Tomlinson explains. Alt Press (September 6th 2022) 

The 4 extra songs: Headline: We have the lyrics here Holding Onto Heartache: Nothing :( Saved By a Stranger (demo): You can listen to the demo here and here are the lyrics. Paradise: Also nothing so far.

[louisupdates]

Louis Tomlinson’s Bigger Than Me seems to have reached escape velocity and was played once on BBC Radio 2 [20.12.2023].

No one knows when the planets will align again.