Ellie Goulding is putting her trust in forces beyond her control. The singer makes her return after two years with the new single “Destiny,” an ode to free-falling surrender that finds her landing on her feet.

“Recording this was like a catharsis, it made me feel so much better – like the prize was me all along,” Goulding shared in a statement. “Instead of putting my everything into these men, this song was my first feeling of straight-up escape and empowerment.”

The record arrives with an intimate video directed by Floria Sigismondi. Goulding stars in the visual that captures fleeting moments of tension and bliss alongside quiet chaos. “Who cares what I’ve lost/I know the cure and the cause/I got cut from your sharp but I’m still unmarked,” she sings, “And who cares what you’ve done wi

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