James Lachno of The Daily Telegraph wrote that the album "consolidates the buzz with more sparse, affecting covers, and a lone original track that is adequately folkish, but for now Birdy remains a novelty." Chris Conaton of PopMatters wrote that Birdy "proves that she can really sing but appeal may depend on how much enjoy desperate, aching piano ballads, because there are a lot of them here." Duncan Gillespie of NME dismissed the album as "an album of wet-indie covers". While praising "Birdy's simple piano/guitar arrangements and her own sweet voice", The Guardian 's Caroline Sullivan found the album to be "pleasant but pointless".
Hermione Hoby of The Observer praised her covers of "Skinny Love" and "Shelter", while noting that the self-written track "Without a Word" "suggests she might become even more than just a startling voice." has found herself very quickly touted as one of the brightest up-and-coming talents in the UK," Andy Baber of MusicOMH wrote.
"With a voice that defies her tender years, Birdy. which points to a great future" for the singer. AllMusic's Jon O'Brien wrote that "this stripped-back collection of lesser-known hits and album tracks reads like a who's who of lo-fi hipster indie rock", praising Birdy's "youthful and fragile" voice and concluding that "thanks to her haunting tones and a tasteful yet compelling production, it impressively avoids being the try-hard affair you'd expect." The BBC's Nick Levine called the album a "clever covers set. At Metacritic, the album received a score of 61 out of 100, based on 10 critics.
Maybe expressing it through imagery created in poetry or music in order to be able to truly understand what she is feeling.Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresīirdy received lukewarm reception from critics. But words just aren't enough to explain and express her feelings. She's willing to take huge risks that most people would not take, and that she hadn't gone so far to take with him previously, just to be able to make him understand how she feels about him. And I'll cross oceans, like never before. The feeling of physical pain whenever you can't be near that person. Possibly asking him to help her deal with the pain and get through it, to stick by her and have patience in dealing with her over the top emotions and trust that somehow it will be worth it in the end.
Please teach me gently, how to breathe. I still want to drown, whenever you leave. Both dreamlike, yet more real than anything she's ever known at the same time. Yet, she can still remember so vividly even those brief moments of being with him. It seems they are physically far from each other and have been for a while, like the last time they were actually together almost doesn't seem real, but more like an amazing dream. If he doesn't understand that she's really in love with him, he may just assume she's kind of crazy, so instead of taking her seriously and talking through their problems, he may just brush them aside in the bedroom.with the lights off. Love can make people say some crazy things. Sometimes deep feelings cause people to over react or be too sensitive. When you finally meet someone that you feel like you may actually be in love with, you're on an emotional high, which typically results in the tendency to say some really dumb and crazy things that you wouldn't expect a normal person to say, but not even realize it at the time. Can I make it better, with the lights turned on (repeats). Maybe I had said, something that was wrong, He doesn't seem to notice or understand how much she actually loves him. She doesn't think he understands how special he is to her or that she sees him different from other guys she's dated. They make you feel safe, calm, protected, and hidden from everything that was upsetting you.your shelter. When life becomes stressful, you're upset, you feel inconsolable.the one person you instinctively want to run to for shelter, they can somehow always calm you down and quiet all the noise and stress in your head.