Track 2: "Hey Lucy" by Skillet

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Hey Lucy, I remember your name
I left a dozen roses on your grave today
I'm in the grass on my knees, wiping 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

On February 23, 1867, Oscar Wilde's sister Isolde died. She was nine. Oscar was deeply troubled by her death, and wrote one of his first poems in honor of her, writing, "Tread lightly, she is near/ Under the snow/ Speak gently, she can hear/ The daisies grow."

This song by Skillet reminded me of Oscar's poem, as they both start off at the grave of a loved one. The sense of lose and mourning can be felt in this song. As Oscar never got over the death of his sister, this song seemed like the perfect fit.

Isolde was not the only sister Oscar would loose. His father had sired three other children out of wedlock, and Oscar's half-sisters, Emily and Mary, died in a horrific accident. One of their crinoline skirts caught fire at a party, and despite the two sister's attempts to beat it out, both died of severe burns. Thus Oscar lost all three of his sisters (Ellmann, 13). Before his death on November 30, 1900, he would lose his brother Willie and his wife, Constance, too. Isolde's death would be the first in a tragic cycle.


Ellmann, Richard. (1987). Oscar Wilde.New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf.

Pearce, Joseph. (2000). The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde. London, England: HarperCollins.