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Lille by Lisa Hannigan

He went to sea for the day
He wanted to (1)________ what to say
When he's (2)__________ what he'd done
In the past to someone
That he loves endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I went to war every morning
I lost my way but now I'm following
What you said in my arms
What I read in the charms
That I love durably
Now it's dead and (3)________ and I am free

I went to (4)__________ for the daytime
I shut my (5)________ to the sunshine
Turned my (6)________ (7)________ from the noise
Bruise and drip decay of childish toys
That I (8)__________ arguably
All our labouring gone to seed

We went out to play for the evening
We (9)____________ to (10)________ on to the feeling
And the stretch in the sun
And our breathlessness as we run
To the beach endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea

Answers:
(1) know(2) asked(3) gone(4) sleep(5) eyes(6) head(7) away(8) loved(9) wanted(10) hold