The entire song of Lucy are words directly from my dad. He's in prison and has an outrageously long sentence. We aren't allowed contact thru letters or anything else anymore, but I believe that this song has broken that barrier and comes directly from him. My old nickname that only he used was Lucy which makes me certain this is a Godsend from my dad. Besides the line, I left a dozen roses on your grave today, the words give me hope of a future reunion with him. My favorite lines in the bridge:
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!
They fill me with emotion every time I hear them. It gives me so much hope that we'll see each other again and even if not on this Earth, then in Heaven, where we never say goodbye! I know this isn't the intended meaning that John wrote the song for, but it doesn't matter, because my dad wrote this song. I feel so blessed to be able to receive this from him, and I thank God for breaking thru the 'no-contact' barrier in such an amazing and special way to me. I hope I can thank John someday for creating the most meaningful song Skillet has ever produced, and I actually didn't start thinking of it like this until recently and once I discovered the true meaning....wow. I was just blown away. I ask God everyday why my dad had to leave, he's such a good man in every way, and while this song doesn't tell me why, it gives me hope. It doesn't focus on the painful past and explaining everything, it makes me look towards the future. Which I can see now was God's plan all along.
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!
They fill me with emotion every time I hear them. It gives me so much hope that we'll see each other again and even if not on this Earth, then in Heaven, where we never say goodbye! I know this isn't the intended meaning that John wrote the song for, but it doesn't matter, because my dad wrote this song. I feel so blessed to be able to receive this from him, and I thank God for breaking thru the 'no-contact' barrier in such an amazing and special way to me. I hope I can thank John someday for creating the most meaningful song Skillet has ever produced, and I actually didn't start thinking of it like this until recently and once I discovered the true meaning....wow. I was just blown away. I ask God everyday why my dad had to leave, he's such a good man in every way, and while this song doesn't tell me why, it gives me hope. It doesn't focus on the painful past and explaining everything, it makes me look towards the future. Which I can see now was God's plan all along.
