My Destiny
Leaves' Eyes (7) Lyrics

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My destiny
I made a promise I couldn't keep
I left my love on northern ground
My destiny
My destiny

I'm so lost
I am damned in this grey lonely valley

Starless nights so vast and so black
My prayers slowly sink to a whisper
I see your smile but then I see your eyes
Through a mist of tears

I'm falling into the deep
I'm falling
Drowning in memories
I made a promise, a promise
I'm drowning in destiny
My destiny
My destiny

All my hopes fearless pride
Drowned in smoke and ash
The color red forsaken blood on ice
The evening dawns on me
Do you care when I sleep
Do you mind my destiny

The color red
Blood on ice
The evening dawns on me

Do you care where I sleep
Do you mind my destiny

Overall Meaning

The song "My Destiny" by Leaves' Eyes portrays a very vivid and emotional message. It talks about a person who made a promise to a loved one and couldn't keep it. As a result, he feels lost, scared, and hopeless in a grey and lonely valley. The starless nights make everything dark, and the prayers are sinking to a whisper. But in the midst of all that pain, the person still sees their love's smile, only to realize that it's just a mist of tears. The chorus repeats "My destiny," which highlights the feeling of being doomed and unable to change one's fate.

The second verse switches the focus to the memories and the promise that was made. The singer is drowning in both. All the hopes and fearless pride that he once had disappeared, and now he is just surrounded by smoke, ash, and the color red- a clear reference to blood. As the evening dawns, he wonders if his loved one cares where he sleeps and what his destiny is.

Overall, the song conveys a sense of regret and despair. It talks about how the actions that we take can have serious consequences, and how some promises might be impossible to keep. It also emphasizes that despite the pain and suffering, life still goes on, and the evening will eventually dawn.

Line by Line Meaning

My destiny
The unavoidable fate that awaits me

I made a promise I couldn't keep
I pledged something that I was incapable of fulfilling

I left my love on northern ground
I abandoned the person I cherished in the north

I'm so lost
I am disoriented and confused

I am damned in this grey lonely valley
I feel condemned inside this solitary and gloomy depression

Starless nights so vast and so black
The nights are devoid of stars and extremely dark

My prayers slowly sink to a whisper
My supplications are gradually fading away into a murmur

I see your smile but then I see your eyes
I recall your smile, but then I remember the look in your eyes

Through a mist of tears
While clouded by tears

I'm falling into the deep
I am plunging into the abyss

I'm falling
I am descending rapidly

Drowning in memories
I am overwhelmed with recollections

I made a promise, a promise
I pledged something, something important

I'm drowning in destiny
I am submerging in my preordained fate

All my hopes fearless pride
My aspirations and courage

Drowned in smoke and ash
Were quenched in flames and ash

The color red forsaken blood on ice
Red signifies forsaken blood spilled on ice

The evening dawns on me
The nightfall descends upon me

Do you care when I sleep
Do you worry about me when I slumber

Do you mind my destiny
Do you object to my destiny

The color red
The color of blood

Blood on ice
Blood that has congealed on ice

Do you care where I sleep
Do you concern yourself with where I lay my head

Do you mind my destiny
Are you troubled by my inescapable fate

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALEXANDER KRULL, LIV KRISTINE ESPENAES KRULL, MATHIAS ROEDERER, THORSTEN BAUER

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@rucaluka

6y↑28

My Destiny
I made a promise I couldn't keep
I left my love on northern ground
My Destiny
My Destiny....

I'm so lost, I am damned
In this grey lonely valley (I'm damned)
Starless night, so vast and so black
My prayers slowly sink to a whisper
I see your smile, but then I see your eyes
Through the mist of tears

I'm falling into the deep
I'm falling
Drowning in memories (My Destiny)
I made a promise
A promise
I'm drowning in destiny (My Destiny)
My Destiny
My Destiny....

All my hopes
Fearless pride
Drowned in smoke and ash (And Ash)
A color red
Forsaken blood on ice
The evening dance on me
And do you care
Where I sleep
Do you mind my destiny?

I'm falling into the deep
I'm falling
Drowning in memories (My Destiny)
I made a promise
A promise
I'm drowning in destiny (My Destiny)
My Destiny
My Destiny....

The color red
Blood on ice
The evening dance on me
Do you care
Where I sleep
Do you mind my destiny?

I'm falling into the deep
I'm falling, falling
Drowning in memories (My Destiny)
I made a promise
A promise
I'm drowning in destiny (My Destiny)
My Destiny
My Destiny....

My Destiny (It's My Destiny)
My Destiny (My Destiny)
My Destiny
My Destiny

All comments from YouTube:

@Avenged2remains

11y↑90

Her voice in Nymphetamine with Cradle of Filth will forever send chills down my spine. To me her voice gave that song the perfect touch.

@fuzzyheathen2095

2y↑1

Hell yes brother \m/

@keithdolan9057

2y↑2

Hell yes 100% fucking epic chills!

@user-qq3eh8ni4e

41w

Same.❤❤

@edisonlizama5742

27w

In Theatre of Tragedy was awesome too ❤

@Dachshund.Dadddy

26w

My most played cradle song

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@Runamuck-vq2pe

4y↑27

Liv Kristine is such an amazing talent

@rucaluka

6y↑28

@dragonia08

11y↑3

Such sweetness and powerful singing skills! I truly love Liv Kristine and Leaves Eyes!

@clawdiamortis1991

6y↑16

Amo tu voz y tu música! Hermosa sirena Liv Kristine

@EricWolfborn

13y↑3

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but not only is the song awesome, but the acting is damn good for a music video. Lead viking guy has an amazingly expressive face.

@Emilonghairedatheart

9y↑71

Just love her voice!!

@katherincastillo7406

me too

@lazarotx8228

Eu também.

@karlaceciliacarrasco6064

9y↑25

Su voz es celestial .Una gran mujer . una de las grandes.!!!

@marcosaraua3920

Também acho.

@amjadalkiswani1995

2y↑4

Gosh I miss those good old days when I first heard this song 😢 🎵 ❤

@FateOfUrd

12y↑2

Her voice is just divine and I can't stop listening to her songs.

@ig8821

9y↑10

Great voice. Great riffs and rythms changes. I begin to like this band.

@katherincastillo7406

5y↑1

Adoro esta cancion, es hermosa, nada mejor que esa hermosa voz de opera con el gutural y toda la banda atrás, hacen algo maravilloso

@Xanax37

10y↑40

So I'm 49 y/o. I have never stopped being amazed at the fantastic music my younger generations make! You guys are unique...from a connoisseur of great rock & metal music :) ...so make more? :)

@captaincnut

10y↑20

51 here and I totally agree. I am always amused at the old farts who claim there is no good music around anymore. Perhaps stop listening to the radio and MTV and learn the internet? I have found so many awesome bands over the past 10 or so years.

@liverob8

10y↑8

46 here and almost every day i find a new band or genre of music i am liking. Good music is out there you just have to look past what is being force feed to the masses on the radio and television

@petleyke

10y↑6

52 and rocking, we're 20 years + younger than the Stones so we're young and yes there is a stack of good music here. Keep rocking (Iron Maiden fan from 1978 -1980, 60 gigs)

@HectorJimenez-ee9zi

6y↑4

Late reply,but thank you for not being ignorant and narrow-minded of new music

@eglerusso

How does it feel to be 57 now?

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@inb4y

5y↑2

Beautiful voice. Great band.

@amberdavis9880

10y↑1

Liv has such a lovely voice.

@ivolorellanalopez6345

2y↑1

Casi 10 años de no escuchar esta cancion. Increibleeee Liv. Casi 22 años de haber conocido a Theatre of Tragedy y aqui seguimos todos esperamos que estes super bien.

@BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow

10y↑1

This song sends shivers down my spine, together with the video it makes me want to sing along. Too bad that my voice will never be as pure as hers.

@Spadille1

13y↑1

I love their songs! It's like beauty and the beast, but with symphonic and metal.

@michaellastiwka900

8y↑3

completely amazing. I'm so loving the music. Bravo!

@KupolovesPeeps

12y↑1

I love this song. Her voice is beautiful.His voice, a bit of metal. This video is so sad. I love the difference in vocals.

@DemonBoy1777

one of my fav. songs of all time....just got into them this past weekend and i bet i played this song a thousand times already

@Yanga617

12y

Her voice had me with goosebumps throughout the whole song

@nacho9010

Hermosa voz. Gran tema.

@123Anonymau5

12y↑1

I saw them live with firewind, the headbanging is immense!

@crowe375

10y↑4

My friend introduced me to this band and all i have to say is wow, these guys are amazing.

@35beautifullife

12y

Masterpiece and her voice is hypnotically mesmerizing.

@girlyisafriend81

15y

I love this song and video. Got the album on the day of it's release. It's great! can't get enough of it to listen to!

@swstryker

14y↑2

Anyone else love Napalm Records? They put everything out on YouTube for fans to see.

@within17220

15y

une superbe chanson que j'écoute en boucle!!! c'est ma préférée de leaves 'eyes pour le moment=)

@pierreale88

6y↑25

Leaves' Eyes without LIV isn't the same. I miss her, she has THE VOICE.

@jennylen16

😭

@lilliormseth5566

8y↑3

I love this song ♡

@JudaGoethe

14y

I like this song. The Liv´s voice is different...is really powerfull. This is one of my favorites songs from Leaves' Eyes

@edgarcl2306

Amo demasiado esta canción!!!

@30AAC

12y

linda voz ,Liv Kristine .. entra en el top de mis 10 voces femeninas!!..\m/ tiempo sin escucharla

@Servalath

13y↑1

Ah, I love this band... Liv Kristine is a wonderful singer :)

@juggaloWARFARE

13y

I love this group. I wish it was rare like it used to be. I like knowing all the rare music, especially expressing my absolute love for my heritage.

@moonchild1440

10y↑7

Nice song with great guitars and drums.Greetings from Greece!

@jutjubow

2y↑1

Liv has a voice of an angel!

@Phendraana

11y

This is the first song I've heard by this band & I knew within the first 30 seconds that I would love them. Wow.

@leovala7125

One of the best gothic metal bands ever..
With no doubt Liv's voice has become an important and distinguish characteristic from this nice metal genre!!!
Greetings from Ecuador!!
Lago Gris (gothic metal band).

@Buffalodan66

15y

This is an amazing CD! Great song and video. Well done.

@chizzieshark

15y

That was amazing. They just keep getting better and better.

@AneDijitak

9y↑10

beautiful song. one of my favs.

@matejoto

14y

Can't stop listening to this song... I showed this to my friends, and they can't get enough of it too. But it's not yet over..... THE SONG HUNGERS FOR MORE.

@miogotico8174

Está hermoso, tan sublime como mi destino. 🖤

@slytherinangel666

14y

Her voice gives me the chills :)

@wotanzorz

15y

We need more talent like this.

@inutaisho94

14y

Question: Are they any good live? If so I want to buy tickets to see them at Slims :-)

@AmayaHeavyMetal

8y↑14

My favorite song ♥

@queenofmusic963

15y

Me gusta mucho el nuevo disco, creo que han mejorado mucho su estilo!!!!

@aleman_liss

27w

Amazing song, always in my playlist

@scruffy2112

14y

Liv's vocals are a welcome and great contrast to the hard rockin guys in the band. Sound refreshing, hope they break really big in the U.S.

@xMaskedMasqueraderx

15y

That was eeeeexcellent 8D Love the new album too!

@Quadradic93

15y

If this is typical of the rest of the album, this could easily be their best yet. Now I'm really looking for ward to this. I was listening to it at the beginning, and then the song slams into the heavy guitars, and I was like, "Wtf? Power metal guitars?" Awesome!

@RobertJohnson-sz4cb

6y↑76

Don't worry Liv... Good guitarists are a dime a dozen. Get your self 2 or so, a decent bass player and drummer and you will be fine. This band will have a much harder time replacing you than you will replacing them. They may get another singer, but they will never find another you. 😞

@jennylen16

5y↑6

yes! leaves eyes now sucks with their new. i will always love liv 😭

@dirkwenzlaw8773

4y↑5

Liv kristine was leaves eyes - without her its atrocity with Lead singer💁‍♂️

@Yes-gu2wn

4y↑1

@Belladonna Noir ooof

@Yes-gu2wn

@yerowww666 Liv Kristine is better than Nightwish though... 🤷

@Sinoidotschka

I love in Liv’s voice that recognition and that gothic shade!

@user-io4jl4jx9q

Liv Kristine - so under-rated, a vocal legend!

@rlrnen84

13y

Beautiful voice Liv!!!

@smcbelle10

14y

GREAT song!! And the vid is amazing! What a story!

@MLToasted420

12y

damn, you can't help but love her voice.

@SuperDiGuitar

5y↑3

Saudades Liv <3

@mpalmer1972

14y

Wow what an Awesome Video. Loved the song. Just found these guys going to check out the rest of there stuff!!!!!!

@SilvertongueCynic

14y

I'm just getting acquainted with this band...I can't exactly describe the sound. Trying to decide if I want to see these guys when they come to Houston.

@giselimoura892

11y

canta muito LIV!!!

@tarnelia

15y

a real great song and video!! she have an amazing voice *-*

@pinkpanther123427

14y

I love her voice!

@warrenjeffreymotter6681

7y↑10

This drummer ROCKS

@manduh87

13y↑1

She sounds like the beautiful sirens that they talk about in Viking tales. :)

@7Leksu7

5y↑2

Love the riff!

@DANIELGERMAN1

11y

You MUST love Liv :) ..great song, great vocals and great video

@Johnny90M

14y

Love this song, most love to Liv. I think this song has a record for most repetition for the word "destiny"

@sdfdsf377

11y↑1

I love this song ♥

@justindattilio3756

10y↑6

Agreed. That drummer is a awesome

@LuCyMaraVilla

12y

very good song!! never heard of them before! :O

@FlyingAce1016

11y↑1

I love how metal is basically the music of so many cultures. Metalheads,rockers,goths,etc including the medieval fantasy fans/geeks such as myself haha

@Kurosenshiofdoom

14y

I love Liv and her voice <3

@Qabcdefghijklmnop

15y

absolutly brilliant!!!! Leaves eyes is amazing, there new album is also brilliant

@swordablaze9259

10y

This song was amazing live, but it's nice to hear all the sound produced and the video with it.

@Klevra77

9y↑94

Moral of the story... Keep your necklace under your chainmail during battle.

@HigherHighSymphony

15y

That`s an absolutely awesome Video!!! <33 I soo love it and Liv looks more beautiful than ever!! The New Album Njord is great!!!!! It's a true masterpiece!! <333

@xandarian55

15y

i cannot belive how good this was.... wow....just wow, keep up the good work

@BannedFromHeaven.

I got goose bumps running down my skin, when I took decision to watch this video once again 13 years later.

@nightwishrocker21

15y

Beautiful song and video! :)

@123Armo

14y

I saw them once live and it was awesome (rock)

@StreamerHouse

8y↑9

Nice video, hope to see more

@KokiriLegend

15y

This is one of my faves from Njord.

@ELPostal

13y

One of their best.

@spikeghost666

15y

it would be, we can never lose talent like this :O

@TheSarcasticEngineer

15y

I think this song sounds unique and I quite like it. Maybe a bit too much vocal and not enough metal, but that is just me comparing Leaves' Eyes to NightWish. NightWish and Leaves' Eyes at Concert would support each other quite well I think =)

@MarkusParkus100

14y

I Love This Song :D Liv Kristine's Got An Amazing Voice!

@LilaMudbanana

10y↑264

my sis at the beginning of the song: hey, you started listening to normal music? we waited some secs and she was like: nooooo, you didn't.

@Life_Siphon

10y↑58

What is this "normal music" you speak of?

@luxiferumporteurdelumiere544

10y↑7

Idaisu The Lone Bladesman
It is a (very) good question. Yep!

@georgievttrifon

10y↑36

For me this is a normal music!

@TAXEXEMPTION

10y↑48

if normal music entails listening to shit like nicki minaj and skrillex, i'd rather be 'strange'

@TheInspektork

10y↑32

Normal is subjective, but I think she meant 'normal' as in 'trash on the radio.'

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@HartiaKozu

15y

Un tema genial ;) Ya era hora de que sacaran algo.

@banaethsgothic

14y

O.M.F.G!!!!! liv's voice blows my mind!!!!

@116706maximo

13y

Adorei,muito legal mesmo...quero voces aquui no Brasil now

@adrianwalsh666

This band is so good I really enjoy listening too them especially with miss Kristine she's is my favorite lady singer she the ultimate goddess ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@thiagoaeran4676

3y↑1

Liv saiba q vc é perfeita!

@linaeynabieyna716

5y↑14

2019 and still listening

@diamadtiel

13y

Powerful combination of beauty and sound

@BlackHawkBG

14y

I saw them live last night at Kavarna's rock festival... and they were amazing. Too bad they were the first band to perform and didn't have a lot of time.