"Lucretia My Reflection" is a song by the English rock band
the Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band formed in Leeds in 1980. After achieving early underground fame, the band experienced a commercial breakthrough in the mid-1980s, sustaining their success until the early 1990s, when they halted th ...
. Released as the third and final single from their second studio album, ''
Floodland'', in June 1988, it reached number 20 on the
UK Singles Chart.
Overview
The song was written by
Andrew Eldritch as a "welcome" to the Sisters of Mercy bassist,
Patricia Morrison, who, he said, "always strikes me as a
Lucrezia orgiatype person".
Its lyrics concern the fall of an empire, war and the consequent destruction of other aspects of life.
Track listing
*All songs written by
Andrew Eldritch.
Charts
References
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1987 songs
1988 singles
The Sisters of Mercy songs
Songs written by Andrew Eldritch