Lucy

"Now that it's over, I just wanna hold her
I'd give up all the world to see
That little piece of Heaven looking back at me

Now that it's over, I just wanna hold her
I've gotta live with the choices I made
And I can't live with myself today."

Just from listening to this song, I feel like I experienced it.

Many question flew around after people first heard Lucy. At first, all lead singer John Cooper would say was: "A gist of regret where you wish you had done things differently," and, "Even though there's a specific story, it has a lot of interpretations that have kind of mean a lot to a lot of people already."

Finally, he decided to let the world in on the story.

It is based on a true story. And that story is this: it's about a young couple who find out that they're pregnant. They are in high school, they are not married, and they are absolutely scared to death of the implications — what happens when people find out, and then how to take care of this baby. They don't know what to do. Very frightened. And basically the only option that they think that they have just to get rid of this problem was to terminate the pregnancy. And so they did that. They had the procedure done. And, of course, being young and naive, they thought that all their problems were over, everything was going to be better now, nobody had to find out.

But then over the next few months, something happened to them that happens to a lot of people, which is the fact that they began to feel this immense pain and guilt and sorrow and loneliness over what had happened with the baby. Couldn't get over it. So they finally decided to go see a counsellor. And this counsellor basically suggested for them to stop thinking of it like a medical procedure, and to begin to think of this like a death in the family in order to get over it.

And so this couple goes home, and they decide to do three things. Number one, they decide to hold a small funeral service for the child. Number two, they bought a little headstone as a reminder. It said, "In memory of" — you know, the baby and whatnot. And number three, they decided to name the baby in order to get some closure. And they decided to call her Lucy.

So it's a sad song, but it's also about second chances. It's about talking about an issue that is effecting literally thousands of people all across the world. More of these stories are coming out of people saying, "Had I know that grief that would ensue after having this procedure done, I might have thought twice about it." And so it's meant to bring hope to people. Meant to bring a peace to people. And basically the love of God. All these things are hard, and they effect you, and they're real, but there's a God who loves you and is there for you."

It kind of sounds like it could be the death of a pre-mature infant, too. I've had that happen in my family, which may be why it means so much to me.

Go listen to it, for me. Please. It may have a raw, rock edge to it, but it's beautiful all the same. The lyrics are really what makes it different. I want to cry.

Since I can't possibly figure out how to put a Youtube video up here, click on the bolded Lucy below and it'll take you to Youtube where you can listen to the song.

LUCY- Skillet

I really can't put this song into words, it's so true. How much is hurts, how much grief can tear us all apart. Abortion is wrong, but sometimes it's the only choice. You look back and regret the awful thing you've done, but you have to accept it like a death and move on. But don't forget. Because that would be terrible.

"Here we are, now you're in my arms
I never wanted anything so bad
Here we are for a brand new start
Living the life that we could've had

Me and Lucy walking hand in hand
Me and Lucy never wanna end
Just another moment in your eyes
I'll see you in another life in Heaven
Where we never say goodbye."

PeAcE,

M