: 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.
: 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
Directed by Sophie Muller, the official music video portrays a surreal, Renaissance-inspired mansion party. : The "wings" symbolize a desire for the
: Birdy has explained that she plays an "evil ghost" haunting an ex-boyfriend at the party. Birdy - Wings