Why did Skillet write their song Lucy?

Answer 1

Quote from John Cooper: "..this week is the very first time that I've ever told what this song is about, because, uh, it's very special to me, but I feel like it's time to talk about it a little bit, so.. listen up while I tell you a story about a young girl and a young guy who found themselves in a hard situation. They didn't know what to do when they found out that she was pregnant; they were young, they didn't have any money, they were scared, they didn't want to tell anybody, they didn't know what to do, and the only option that they could see was to terminate the pregnancy. So that's what they decided to do… they went to a clinic, they had the procedure done, and at first they felt relieved that all their problems had gone away. But then something happened that they did not expect… and that's over the next few weeks, which turned into a few months, they began to feel an intense sadness… and a pain and an agony and a guilt that wouldn't go away. They didn't know what to do, so they finally went to see a counselor; they said look - tell us what to do, we just don't know, and the counselor made a suggestion. The counselor said here's what you need to do - stop acting like you had a procedure, and act like you had a death in the family. So the couple went home and they made three decisions; number one, they decided to have a funeral service for the baby; number two, they bought a tiny little headstone; and they last decision to make was what to name the baby. After a couple weeks they finally decided they would call her… Lucy."

Answer 2

It could be about losing someone and you regret losing them, but that isn't why John Cooper wrote it.

John Cooper wrote it about a young couple who got pregnant by mistake. Scared of what their families would do, they had an abortion. A couple weeks after the abortion, they began to feel guilty about the abortion and talked to a counselor. The counselor told them to treat it like a death in the family. So the couple decided to do three things.

1. Have a funeral for the little girl they lost.
2. Tell their family members what they did, and get a grave stone for their child.
3. Name the child. They decided on the name Lucy.

Answer 3

Lucy is about this young couple who had gotten pregnant. Since they didn't have a lot of money, they decided to have an abortion. After a few weeks, the couple started to feel immense sadness, so they went to a counselor. The counselor told them that they needed to stop acting like a procedure had been done and start acting like there has been a death in the family. So they did. The couple bought a headstone and had a service for the baby. And so, they named the little girl Lucy.

Answer 4

Lucy, in the song Lucy by Skillet died. A young couple got pregnant by mistake and got an abortion, killing their little girl. After feeling guilty and talking to a counselor, the couple decided to give their baby a funeral. They treated it as if there was a death in the family. They gave her a gravestone, and placed the name Lucy.

Answer 5

John has recently come out saying that "Lucy" is in fact about an abortion. He says that a young man and woman he talked to gave him the story about how they had had an abortion. Following the procedure, they had a hard time, and upon seeing a therapist did several things to ease their pain. Some of the things that they did were to name the unborn child, buy a gravestone, and set flowers on her grave. The song is the story.

Answer 6

They wrote it because they wanted a song that their fans can related to. Lucy is a song about an abortion, and most young couples have either given up their children for adoption, or they have had an abortion. John Cooper mentioned that Lucy is very personal to him.

Answer 7

A Person John (Singer) liked or loved died... now he want to embrace her, having her on his side... (I guess it was a Family member like Cousin or something like that or a very good friend of him)

Answer 8

Yes, the story behind the song Lucy is true.

Answer 9

Lucy is about an unmarried couple having an abortion, and how it affected them. Lucy was the name of the baby girl.

Answer 10

The song Lucy has many different story's but it's mostly about how the disetions people make that cant be changed and make a big difference this is how most story's go.a young couple that did not have much money were going to have a kid but they knew they couldn't afford it.so they had a abortion.later on they felt guilty.so they had a funeral for the baby.after a while past they gave the baby the name lucy