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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 every morning
I lost my way but now I'm following
What you (2)________ in my arms
What I (3)________ in the charms
That I (4)________ durably
Now it's dead and (5)________ 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 decay of childish toys
That I loved arguably
All our labouring gone to seed

We went out to (6)________ for the evening
We wanted to (7)________ on to the feeling
And the stretch in the sun
And our (8)____________________________ as we run
To the (9)__________ endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea

Answers:
(1) asked(2) said(3) read(4) love(5) gone(6) play(7) hold(8) breathlessness(9) beach