Destiny Verse 1 I traced the maze back to the beginning Every turn, every scar, every strange little sign Something underneath me kept quietly whispering “Go deeper, go deeper, you’ll find it in time” How did I arrive here? How did I finally see? That what I had been searching for Wasn’t what I thought it would be I spent my whole life looking outward For a man who could make me feel safe I chased the image of strength But I kept finding fear wearing somebody else’s face Pre-Chorus I thought strength was standing tall Never bending, never feeling Now I know a guarded heart Can be the most dangerous ceiling Chorus Maybe it was destiny Maybe I was being led Every road I thought was wrong Was pointing here instead I was searching for protection I was searching for a home Now I’m learning what I needed Wasn’t something I could find alone Maybe it was destiny Maybe I finally understand I wasn’t looking for a perfect man I was looking for a man Who could feel And still stand Verse 2 I’ve watched men protect their boundaries Without needing to possess I’ve watched strength without the armor I’ve watched power without repression And something in me recognized it Something ancient said, “There” Not because of some perfect image But because somebody cared I’ve spent years trying to open doors Inside men who couldn’t feel Trying to pull the heart from underneath A mountain made of steel I thought that was my purpose I thought I could make them whole But you cannot awaken somebody Who won’t reach into their soul Chorus Maybe it was destiny Maybe I was being led Every road I thought was wrong Was pointing here instead I was searching for protection I was searching for a home Now I’m learning what I needed Wasn’t something I could find alone Maybe it was destiny Maybe I finally understand I wasn’t looking for a perfect man I was looking for a man Who could feel And still stand Verse 3 Malcolm X was in my vision Long before I knew the why Something in that fire and conviction Always caught my eye Passion with a purpose Intellect with a spine A man who could look into the darkness And still decide to shine Maybe that’s the archetype Maybe that’s the thread Maybe I’ve been chasing something I couldn’t name inside my head Not a savior Not a master Not somebody to control Just a man who knows his power And can carry it with soul Bridge And maybe I’ve been wrong About what blood can mean Maybe we are more than categories More than what the eye can see Maybe what I recognize Isn’t something in the skin Maybe it’s the way a person Has learned to stand within We don’t need another hierarchy We don’t need another war We need masculine and feminine Standing equal at the core Verse 4 I had to confront the fear That was planted long ago Separate the wound from truth Separate what I was taught to know One terrible example Doesn’t define a human kind And every inherited assumption Has to be examined in the mind So I dug beneath the programming And found something underneath Not a color Not a stereotype A hunger for connection A hunger to feel safe A hunger for somebody Who can stand inside their strength Final Chorus Maybe it was destiny Maybe I was being led Every road I thought was wrong Was pointing here instead I was searching for protection I was searching for a home Now I’m learning what I needed Wasn’t something I could find alone Maybe it was destiny Maybe I finally understand I wasn’t looking for a perfect man I was looking for a man With fire in his heart And wisdom in his hands Outro Maybe we’re going to heal it Maybe we’re going to break Maybe it’ll be beautiful Maybe it’ll shake I don’t know what comes next I only know this much I followed the thread Through the fear Through the programming Through the labyrinth And somehow It led me here.
