: 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
According to Birdy, the track was inspired by her first music festival experience at age 16. Birdy - Wings
The song reached on the UK Singles Chart in 2015 and hit number one in Ireland. It gained wider recognition through its use in major soundtracks and advertisements, including: The Vampire Diaries The season three finale of Game of Thrones The Lloyds Bank 250th anniversary television commercial Every Song has a Story to tell: Birdy – Wings : While Birdy wrote it about a festival,