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 past to someone
That he loves endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I went to war (1)__________ 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 (2)________ and gone and I am free
I went to (3)__________ for the daytime
I shut my eyes to the sunshine
Turned my head away from the noise
Bruise and (4)________ decay of childish toys
That I loved arguably
All our labouring gone to seed
We went out to (5)________ for the evening
We (6)____________ to hold on to the feeling
And the (7)______________ in the sun
And our (8)____________________________ as we run
To the (9)__________ endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea
He wanted to know what to say
When he's asked what he'd done
In the past to someone
That he loves endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I went to war (1)__________ 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 (2)________ and gone and I am free
I went to (3)__________ for the daytime
I shut my eyes to the sunshine
Turned my head away from the noise
Bruise and (4)________ decay of childish toys
That I loved arguably
All our labouring gone to seed
We went out to (5)________ for the evening
We (6)____________ to hold on to the feeling
And the (7)______________ in the sun
And our (8)____________________________ as we run
To the (9)__________ endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea
Answers:
(1) every(2) dead(3) sleep(4) drip(5) play(6) wanted(7) stretch(8) breathlessness(9) beach