fated's lyrics
 

In masa's translation, the first verse of fated is translated as

"Do you believe in fate --
A momentary encounter
That changes everything in your life
Before that?"

Can someone explain to me what the 'that' in 'Before that' means?

doesn't it mean before that moment?

If it's 'before the moment', in which moment = the moment where fate encounters you... then I guess it'll make sense.

Write it like this

"Do you believe in fate -- A momentary encounter that changes everything in your life before that?"

It's clearer when you look at it like a sentence, the "that" refers back to "A momentary encounter." I know the fancy grammar word for it, but it's escaping my brain right now

^ Oh it's much clearer now! Sometimes the meaning gets lost or something because they are segmented wrongly. Thanks!