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The chorus includes the lyrics:

\"Even when I'm on my own, I know I won't be alone. Tattooed on my heart are the words of your favorite song. I know you'll be looking down, swear I'm gonna make you proud. I'll be living one life for the two of us.\"

He hopes he can help listeners with the touching message attached to the song.

“People say writing is a part of therapy and in a way, I feel like I’d been avoiding writing this song because I knew I only had one chance to get it right,\" he said in a press release.

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A post shared by Louis Tomlinson (@louist91) on Nov 18, 2016 at 11:59am PST

\"I don’t mean to be too soppy about it, but if “Two of Us” can help just one other person who's going through the tough time that I went through, then that would make me really happy,” he added.

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