: 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.
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.
: To keep the personal connection, the video features Birdy’s actual sister and cousins riding horses, and her best friend Becky joining her on the swing.
: 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