Lyric discussion by Hat 

Cover art for People Asking Why lyrics by Seal

This has always invoked an image of a relationship where something bad has happened. The speaker's real question is can he get the relationship back to the precatastrophic state. The comment "world disasters, they come and go" shows the speaker's (perhaps) skewed perspective of the problem compared to the rest of life.

"'Cause there are people, who believe in life." gives the whole song a positive feel....