 An editor from "The New York Times" said that "Lacrymosa" is grandiose "even by the album's standards".Sputnikmusic said that the song is the best on the album and gave it a grade of 4.5 along with "Good Enough", adding that on the last two songs the album stops to be boring because of the musical variation.On Postmedia News it was stated that Lee "achieves stunning notes on 'Lacrymosa', which employs a haunting choir".