//twist of fate// a fateful event: an unanticipated change in a sequence of events. "They sat together in the park As the evening sky grew dark, She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones. 'Twas then he felt alone and wished that he'd gone straight And watched out for a simple twist of fate." ... "People tell me it's a sin To know and feel too much within. I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring. She was born in Spring, but I was born too late. Blame it on a simple twist of fate." - Simple Twist of Fate, by Bob Dylan.