- Wings | Birdy

: The extravagant garden party, filled with revelers in carnival clothes and masks, acts as a chaotic backdrop that emphasizes a sense of isolation and the delicate limbo between innocence and maturity.

: While Birdy wrote it about a festival, many listeners find deeper personal meanings in it, interpreting the lyrics as a reflection on long-distance love, personal loss, or the transition from childhood to adulthood. Music Video Symbolism Birdy - Wings

Watch the official music video to see the surreal mansion party and carnival-inspired visuals that bring the song's nostalgic themes to life: Birdy - Wings (Official Music Video) YouTube• Aug 2, 2013 Commercial and Cultural Impact : The extravagant garden party, filled with revelers

"Wings" is a nostalgic anthem about the bittersweet feeling of cherishing a perfect moment while simultaneously wishing to be back in it. Released in 2013 as the lead single from her second album, Fire Within , the song was co-written by Birdy and Ryan Tedder. Core Inspiration and Meaning Released in 2013 as the lead single from

Directed by Sophie Muller, the official music video portrays a surreal, Renaissance-inspired mansion party.

: The "wings" symbolize a desire for the freedom to fly back to those memories or transcend the "walls" of current distance and time to reach someone special.

: Birdy has explained that she plays an "evil ghost" haunting an ex-boyfriend at the party.