“Sleight of hand and twist of fate” … What does it mean ?

"Sleight of hand" can also mean "magic," so we can interpret it to mean that fate and magic worked together – I just don’t know what for.

Sleight Of Hand Definition

with or without you sleight hand is an illusion used by magician and twist of fate is what it implies being in the right place at the right time

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"Sleight of hand and twist of fate" … What does it mean ?

This is from the popular U2 song "With or Without You" … The stanza goes ..

"Sleight of hand and twist of fate

On a bed of nails she makes me wait

And i wait without you"

Sleight of hand refers to dexterity and Twist of fate means a sudden change of fate…

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Sleight of hand:

A trick or set of tricks performed by a juggler or magician so quickly and deftly that the manner of execution cannot be observed; legerdemain.

Performance of conjuring tricks.

Skill in performing conjuring tricks.

Idioms: sleight of hand

Trickery, deviousness, as in By some sleight of hand they managed to overlook all bonuses. This term alludes to the performance of magic tricks with the hands. Its figurative use dates from about 1700.

Meaning #1: manual dexterity in the execution of tricks

Sleight of hand, also known as prestidigitation ("quick fingers") or léger de main (from the French for "lightness of hand"), is the set of techniques used by a magician (or card sharp) to manipulate objects such as cards and coins secretly.[1]

Sleight of hand is not a separate branch of magic, but rather one of the means used by a magician to produce an effect. It can be contrasted with the flourish, where the magician intentionally displays skills, such as the ability to cut cards one handed, which is akin to juggling.

Advanced sleight of hand requires months or years of practice before it can be performed proficiently in front of spectators. Sleight of hand is mostly employed in close-up magic, but it can also be used in stage magic. There are hundreds of different sleights at the performer’s disposal, but they can generally be classified into groups such as switches, changes, and others.

There are several stories about magicians using sleight of hand in real life, such as the one about American illusionist David Copperfield using sleight of hand to fool a mugger into thinking he had no wallet in his pockets.[2]

Etymology

Sleight, meaning dexterity or deceptiveness, comes from the Old Norse slœgð.[3] Sleight of hand is often mistakenly written as slight of hand. Slight descends from the Old Norse slettr, meaning plain, flat, even, smooth, level. [4]

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twist of fate:

(idiomatic) An unfortunate turn of events.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/twist_of_fate

Nothing comes to mind. Just two hackneyed phrases. Popular songs are usually (read almost never) good poetry.