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Lucy

By Skillet

10 views Oct 20, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

A graveside scene opens the song: someone kneels in the grass, brushes away leaves, and leaves a dozen roses while speaking directly to Lucy, a person whose name and birthday are still remembered. The verses carry the weight of a decision that cannot be undone — the singer admits they would do everything differently given another chance, but all that remains are flowers that cannot make amends. The chorus turns that grief into a plea, trading the whole world for one glimpse of "that little piece of Heaven" and confessing an inability to live with the choices made. A bridge imagines the reunion that was wanted instead: Lucy in his arms, a brand-new start, the two of them walking hand in hand in a life that could have been. That vision widens into Heaven, where goodbye is never spoken. The song doesn't resolve the guilt so much as hold it alongside hope, letting the imagined embrace sit next to the repeated line about living with what was done. It is a raw, unglamorous portrait of remorse and longing, where faith in a reunion beyond death is the only thing that keeps the graveside conversation from ending in despair.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

Hey, Lucy, I remember your name
I left a dozen roses on your grave today
I'm in the grass on my knees, wipe the leaves away
I just came to talk for a while
Got some things I need to say

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

Hey Lucy, I remembered your birthday
They said it'd bring some closure to say your name
I know I'd do it all different if I had the chance
But all I got are these roses to give
And they can't help me make amends!

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

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!

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

Here we are, now you're in my arms
Here we are for a brand new start
Gotta live with the choices I've made
And I can't live with myself today
Me and Lucy walking hand in hand
(Today!)
Me and Lucy never wanna end
I've gotta live with the choices I've made
And I can't live with myself...

Today...
Hey, Lucy, I remember your name

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