so after seeing this tweet from julian about the lyrics of walking in the wind, i’ve been analyzing the song a lot more when i started listening to it.
it was a sweet incorporation but i’ve suddenly felt a different tone from the song from this discovery and now i have a different interpretation of what it’s about.
before the album was released got leaked, there were rumors swirling around that ‘hey angel’ was about harry’s grandma.
hey angel is obviously not about harry’s grandmother but that doesn’t mean the other songs aren’t.
then we have the billboard article where julian said, “There’s also a song about losing someone (but not Malik),”
and at the time it was published we thought it provided some comical passive aggressive release from their side but i’ve always wondered why julian felt the need to emphasized that there’s a song in the album that’s about losing someone that’s not zayn.
and i’ve always thought this was a weird way to describe zayn – specifically since they used the term ‘child’ – and now i finally see why.
in conclusion, i think one direction just made one of the most beautiful lyrical ballads about losing loved ones that may not be in the world of the living but will always be with us in our hearts.
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