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Lille by Lisa Hannigan

He went to sea for the day
He wanted to know what to say
When he's (1)__________ what he'd done
In the past to someone
That he loves endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I went to war (2)__________ 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 sleep for the daytime
I shut my eyes to the sunshine
Turned my head away from the noise
Bruise and drip (4)__________ of childish toys
That I loved arguably
All our labouring (5)________ to seed

We went out to play for the evening
We wanted to hold on to the feeling
And the stretch in the sun
And our (6)____________________________ as we run
To the (7)__________ endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea

Answers:
(1) asked(2) every(3) gone(4) decay(5) gone(6) breathlessness(7) beach