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"Lucretia My Reflection" is a song by English rock band the Sisters of Mercy. Released as the third and final single from their second studio album, Floodland, in June 1988, it peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Lucretia My Reflection"
Single by The Sisters of Mercy
from the album Floodland
B-side	"Long Train"
Released	June 1988
Recorded	1987 in England
Genre	Gothic rock post-punk dark wave industrial rock
Length	4:57 (album version) 4:20 (single edit) 9:52 (extended version)
Label	Merciful Release
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Eldritch
Producer(s)	Larry Alexander Andrew Eldritch
The Sisters of Mercy singles chronology
"Dominion" (1988) "Lucretia My Reflection" (1988) "More" (1990)

Overview

The song was written by Andrew Eldritch for Patricia Morrison, who, he said, "always strikes me as a Lucrezia [Borgia]-type person."[1] Its lyrics concern the fall of an empire, war and the consequent destruction of other aspects of life. Aside from the reference to Lucrezia Borgia, Lucretia was a Noble Roman woman, whose rape by Etruscan King Sextus Tarquinius, and subsequent suicide, triggered the collapse of the early Roman monarchy, leading to the Roman republic. The story of Lucretia was primarily used in Rome as a didactic tale, similar to that of The story of Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, to showcase what the archetypal Roman woman should aspire to be.

Track listing

• All songs written by Andrew Eldritch.

7": Merciful Release / MR45

1. "Lucretia, My Reflection" - 4:20
2. "Long Train" (1984) - 7:27

12": Merciful Release / MR45T

1. "Lucretia, My Reflection" - 9:52
2. "Long Train" (1984) - 7:25

CD: Merciful Release / MR45CD

1. "Lucretia, My Reflection" - 9:51
2. "Long Train" (1984) - 7:26

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[2]	22
UK Singles (OCC)[3]	20
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4]	30

References

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