JUST over a year since Liam Payne’s death, insiders have revealed details of his emotional second album – featuring a poignant track called Safe In Heaven.
One industry insider explained that Liam had finished the record — a follow-up to his 2019 debut LP1 — and that it was the most self-reflective piece of work he’d ever done.
I have been told about two tracks, Safe In Heaven and another titled Rainbows, in which the former One Direction star sings about “searching for a way back to myself”.
On Rainbows, he muses: “I got all these rainbows over my head, but somehow I see the sun creeping out the mess.
“At times I tend to blur lines, seemed like a good idea when I did it at the time. I blacked out but coming back around.”
Weeks before Liam passed away last year, I told you how the record had been put on ice, despite the lead single, Teardrops, being released months earlier.
Now a music insider has explained what happened.
My source said: “Liam was really proud of his second album, but the label was concerned he wasn’t in the right headspace to release it. Ultimately, this led to them going their separate ways.
“The whole record is really emotional and feels almost autobiographical.
“It’s the most personal body of work Liam ever wrote and recorded.
“People who have heard it say that, lyrically, it is on par with some of Lewis Capaldi‘s work, but that sonically it’s upbeat.
“Liam wanted that record to be released. He wanted to share it with his fans who had always supported and backed him.”
From my understanding, any discussions about the album’s future are still on hold, which is hardly surprising given all that Liam’s family have been through.
And I hope that anyone with access to these tunes keeps them locked away until that decision is made, given that one song — What Have You Done — leaked online shortly after his death.
Liam’s final album should be treated with the respect his family deserves.
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