'Wings' is a song for soprano, guitar, harp and flute, with an alternative piano accompaniment. (There is also an arrangement for viola.)

The refrain speaks of a spirit choked and weighed down.  The first verse reflects on the easy freedom of our childhood  dreams, while the second verse, to the same melody but in a more sombre setting, laments the reality of a choking relationship.   At the end the two themes merge into one plaintive whole, as the flute recalls the heart-cry of the verse above a final despairing refrain.

This piece has been recorded by Caroline Milan and Julian Hellaby on the ASC label, ref: ASC CS 44

Here it is as an mp3 file