Abortion Hurts Men, Too: The Story of Skillet’s “Lucy”

This is the second post this week, in the days leading up to the Roe v. Wade anniversary, featuring music that tells a story of loss.

John L. Cooper is lead singer and bassist of the Grammy Award nominated Christian rock group Skillet, which he formed with Ken Steorts in 1996.  In “Lucy” he tells the story of a man’s grief and regret over his girlfriend’s abortion.

The first video I’m including here is the official music video for “Lucy.”  Although the song was originally written about abortion, the video makes it seem otherwise–as though it’s about a lost love.  All of that is clarified in the second video, though, in which John Cooper tells the true story for the first time.

Remember today–and every day–to pray for an end to abortion.