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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 asked what he'd done
In the (1)________ to someone
That he loves endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I went to war every morning
I (2)________ 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 gone and I am free

I went to sleep for the daytime
I shut my (3)________ to the sunshine
Turned my head (4)________ (5)________ the noise
Bruise and drip decay of childish toys
That I loved arguably
All our labouring gone to seed

We went out to play for the evening
We (6)____________ to (7)________ on to the feeling
And the (8)______________ in the sun
And our breathlessness as we run
To the (9)__________ endlessly
As the sun (10)____________ up on the sea

Answers:
(1) past(2) lost(3) eyes(4) away(5) from(6) wanted(7) hold(8) stretch(9) beach(10) creeps