Official cover for the single “Wings”
This ISS post is in honor of one of my favorite songs at the moment, also sung by some of my favorite artists, Wings by the British pop band Little Mix. Unlike the last song I did a shout-out for, We Can by Jesse Ruben, this one is probably one you’ve already heard, as it’s one of their most popular songs, and they’re quite a big band right now. One thing I just adore about this song, besides the outstanding vocals, is the message that Little Mix is trying to say. It can be different depending on how you take in the song, but to me, the voices are encouraging us to “stand tall, be proud, and don’t let the bullies get us down, because nothing they say can change who we are.” I’m going to cease the flow of my words now and add theirs.
Mama told me not to waste my life
She said “spread your wings, my little butterfly,
Don’t let what they say keep you up at night
And if they give you shhhh…
Then they can walk home, bye.”
My feet, feet can’t touch the ground
And I can’t hear a sound
But you just keep on running up your mouth, yeah
Walk, walk on over there
‘Cause I’m too fly to care, oh yeah
Your words don’t mean a thing
I’m not listening
Keep talking, all I know is
Mama told me not to waste my life,
She said “spread your wings, my little butterfly
Don’t let what they say keep you up at night
And they can’t detain you
‘Cause wings are made to fly”
And we don’t let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say – it won’t hurt me
Don’t matter if I fall from the sky
These wings are made to fly
(Hey, hey, woo!)
I’m firing up on that runway
I know we’re gonna get there someday
But we don’t need no “Ready. Steady. Go!”, no
Talk, talk turns into air
And I don’t even care, oh yeah
Your words don’t mean a thing
I’m not listening
Keep talking, all I know is
Mama told me not to waste my life,
She said spread your wings my little butterfly
Don’t let what they say keep you up at night,
And they can’t detain you
‘Cause wings are made to fly
And we don’t let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say – it won’t hurt me
Don’t matter if I fall from the sky
These wings are made to fly
I don’t need no one saying hey, hey, hey, hey
I don’t hear no one saying hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
You better keep on walking
I don’t wanna hear your talking, boy’d
You better keep on walking
I don’t wanna hear your talking, boy’d
Your words don’t mean a thing
I’m not listening
They’re just like water off my wings
Mama told me not to waste my life
She said spread your wings my little butterfly (my little butterfly)
Don’t let what they say keep you up at night
And they can’t detain you
‘Cause wings are made to fly
And we don’t let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say – it won’t hurt me
Don’t matter if I fall from the sky
These wings are made to fly
And we don’t let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say – it won’t hurt me
Don’t matter if I fall from the sky
These wings are made to fly
I hope you guys liked this song shout-out! I encourage you to check out not only Wings, as is featured, but also some other of Little Mix’s many inspirational songs, like Little Me and Change Your Life.
Thank you for being the wonderful and amazing person you are! I love you guys! <3<3<3
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