The way I interpret the song is that it's about a lover and something happened between the two that caused the two to break up (whether they broke up with him or vice versa). At the beginning of the song, he accepts that he can no longer be with this person, he is done with them. However, the middle to the end of the song he doesn't care for whatever happened and gives in to his feelings, wanting them back.
"Time is a thing we must accept
The unexpected I sometimes fear
Just when I feel there's no excuse
For what happens, things fall into place."
To me, he's saying that time has to do with the split. Either they spent too much time without each other or overtime his lover lost interest. He goes on and says he's scared of what might (have) happen during that time. And then (this is my favorite line of the song) he says that he never found a reason why things happened the way they did, BUT, it all added up afterwards and it made sense to him why it happened (hence the title of the song.) He has accepted whatever happened between them.
"I know there is no way
To avoid
The pain that we must go through
To find the other half that is true."
This one is a little confusing to me. It could either talk about during/before the break up, or it could also talk about people in general finding it hard to avoid the pain of finding the one who is true for them - their "true love." I could be interpreting this wrong.
"Destiny is what we all seek
Destiny was waiting for you and me."
Again, the first line is talking about people in general. The second line could mean two things: 1. it could be a contradiction of the first several lines of the song where he accepted what happened. In the beginning of the song, he has accepted the separation. Here, he is saying that he believed "destiny" was going to keep them together, but sadly, it didn't happen. Or 2. He simply has accepted that destiny has broken them apart, but it wouldn't make sense in the progression of the song.
"I believe behind confusion
Awaits the truth for us
Past the obstacles we face
I value our life and trust"
He says that he believes that the lover was confused about what happened to the relationship, and that they should seek into the truth "past the obstacles [they] face." At this point, he wants his lover still, and admits he values the history and trust they had together.
"Years of questioning
Why things happen the way
They do in life
Wishing
That I could turn back time
So we could join our souls."
This is another contradiction of the beginning of the song. He sort of repeats himself here ("just when I feel there's no excuse for what happens...") except he denies the reasoning and acceptance ("things fall into place") and doesn't care for what happened. It seems like he now has no chance of winning his lover back and that he wishes he could go back in time to fix things and be with them once again.
Thank you for reading my interpretation of "Destiny", this is my first ever song interpretation and I hope to anyone who reads it gets another perspective of the lyrics!
The way I interpret the song is that it's about a lover and something happened between the two that caused the two to break up (whether they broke up with him or vice versa). At the beginning of the song, he accepts that he can no longer be with this person, he is done with them. However, the middle to the end of the song he doesn't care for whatever happened and gives in to his feelings, wanting them back.
"Time is a thing we must accept The unexpected I sometimes fear Just when I feel there's no excuse For what happens, things fall into place."
To me, he's saying that time has to do with the split. Either they spent too much time without each other or overtime his lover lost interest. He goes on and says he's scared of what might (have) happen during that time. And then (this is my favorite line of the song) he says that he never found a reason why things happened the way they did, BUT, it all added up afterwards and it made sense to him why it happened (hence the title of the song.) He has accepted whatever happened between them.
"I know there is no way To avoid The pain that we must go through To find the other half that is true."
This one is a little confusing to me. It could either talk about during/before the break up, or it could also talk about people in general finding it hard to avoid the pain of finding the one who is true for them - their "true love." I could be interpreting this wrong.
"Destiny is what we all seek Destiny was waiting for you and me."
Again, the first line is talking about people in general. The second line could mean two things: 1. it could be a contradiction of the first several lines of the song where he accepted what happened. In the beginning of the song, he has accepted the separation. Here, he is saying that he believed "destiny" was going to keep them together, but sadly, it didn't happen. Or 2. He simply has accepted that destiny has broken them apart, but it wouldn't make sense in the progression of the song.
"I believe behind confusion Awaits the truth for us Past the obstacles we face I value our life and trust"
He says that he believes that the lover was confused about what happened to the relationship, and that they should seek into the truth "past the obstacles [they] face." At this point, he wants his lover still, and admits he values the history and trust they had together.
"Years of questioning Why things happen the way They do in life Wishing That I could turn back time So we could join our souls."
This is another contradiction of the beginning of the song. He sort of repeats himself here ("just when I feel there's no excuse for what happens...") except he denies the reasoning and acceptance ("things fall into place") and doesn't care for what happened. It seems like he now has no chance of winning his lover back and that he wishes he could go back in time to fix things and be with them once again.
Thank you for reading my interpretation of "Destiny", this is my first ever song interpretation and I hope to anyone who reads it gets another perspective of the lyrics!
-C.J. Clark