Lille by Lisa Hannigan
He went to sea for the day
He wanted to know (1)________ to say
When he's asked what he'd done
In the (2)________ 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 (3)________ and gone and I am free
I (4)________ to sleep for the daytime
I shut my eyes to the sunshine
Turned my (5)________ (6)________ from the noise
Bruise and drip decay of childish toys
That I loved arguably
All our labouring gone to seed
We went out to (7)________ for the evening
We (8)____________ to (9)________ 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
He wanted to know (1)________ to say
When he's asked what he'd done
In the (2)________ 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 (3)________ and gone and I am free
I (4)________ to sleep for the daytime
I shut my eyes to the sunshine
Turned my (5)________ (6)________ from the noise
Bruise and drip decay of childish toys
That I loved arguably
All our labouring gone to seed
We went out to (7)________ for the evening
We (8)____________ to (9)________ 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) what(2) past(3) dead(4) went(5) head(6) away(7) play(8) wanted(9) hold