You need to watch this video, I almost cry it's the perfect description of louis, and it's very emotional💗
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLWYn1Nf/
x Oh my god. I don't remember ever seeing this article and it's just... wow. It's beautiful, it's perfect. And the fact it was written seven years ago and how it relates to everything he went through after that and who he is now, his songs now, the artist he is. I'm glad we get to see him for who he truly is.
Here's the article:
When bravery meets love: Louis Tomlinson
Louis Tomlinson is like a coin with love and bravery as its two sides, two elements perfectly combined to create a human being with a heart of gold and a voice itching to be let free. He’s like a violin string waiting to be touched, to release in the air the most beautiful sounds. This is the Louis Tomlinson that lots of people will never see, the Louis hidden behind a wall made of lies and falsehoods, the Louis separated from us by a layer of dirt waiting to be scraped. Behind this wall of fake smiles stays an hidden treasure, so shining and precious that even imagining it could be difficult.
Louis Tomlinson was only eighteen years old when he found himself stuck in a world of lies, too evil for the blue-eyed boy, but he didn’t hesitate to be part of it, because it meant taking care of his beloved ones. Louis Tomlinson is the boy that for love found himself holding the hand of a girl in front of everyone and lying in front of cameras again and again. This is Louis Tomlinson. Not the rude kid who flips off the paps, but the brave guy, the brave man, who has been forced to do horrible things. And if he agreed to such terms, he did it for love.
Louis Tomlinson is bravery. He is the courage of always fighting back. Because Louis does fight back. He does it with ambiguous words, with his songs, songs that tell a story which can only be sung.
Louis Tomlinson is a flower that, despite having been walked over many times, hasn’t lost the colours of its petals. But there was a time that fans don’t like remembering, when Louis was almost skin and bones and his smiles were rare. When he was always silent on stage and the fans started worrying that maybe those wickednesses he had to bear could have destroyed his light forever. And when we were all wondering where he could find the strength to go on, Louis replied. He answered us with a song which is one of the most beautiful declaration of love of all times: love makes him strong. Love makes him brave.
This is why I get angry when I hear certain comments about Louis, comments of who is still in front of that wall, of who didn’t get past it. If you believe that Louis, with his beautiful heart and his beautiful mind, is a homophobic, or that he knocked up a random girl, then you didn’t understand anything. You let the media corrupt you.
So, Louis, if you’re reading this, here’s my message: I’m sorry.
I’m sorry for what you’ve been through. I’m sorry that you had to change, that they made you control even the most insignificant gesture. I’m sorry that you can’t be yourself in public, that they made you think there’s something wrong with who you are. I’m sorry for the image they made for you. I’m sorry, because if I search your name on Google, the first results are about you clubbing with random girls and not about your charity events. I’m sorry because that’s not you.
But I also want to thank you. Thank you for your courage, for always fighting back. I’m sure you’ll find your freedom soon. Your beautiful soul is itching for it, and we’re itching too. The world is waiting to go past that wall of lies, to see that hidden treasure.
It fills my heart with so much joy that mostly everyone in Louis' band and crew shared Louis' FITF announcement post. The pride they all seem to feel!
It truly feels they all became this big family during tour. And they don't need to say it, we see it on their social media posts and how they behave on tour days.
And they make us part of the big family, by sharing all those moments with us. I never thought I'd be following a tour's lighting designers, sound engineers, production people, stylists, photographers, security and every member of the band. What started as "let me see what they're up to" became "ah, yes, thanks for these beautiful stage photos/videos and I love seeing you enjoying your off time in this beautiful city and these great sound panel shots where we can see a sus Spotify playlist".
Going mega LOUD when Louis tells us to give it up for the band and the crew is one of my favorite things in every show. Because it's a fucking team effort, we have all made these shows what they are.
When I say LTWT was life-changing and extremely fulfilling I'm not exaggerating. And these last shows have been the perfect end and transition into a new stage.