Lille by Lisa Hannigan
He (1)________ to sea for the day
He (2)____________ to know what to say
When he's (3)__________ (4)________ 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 said in my arms
What I read in the charms
That I love durably
Now it's dead and (5)________ and I am free
I (6)________ 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 play for the evening
We wanted to hold on to the feeling
And the (7)______________ in the sun
And our breathlessness as we run
To the beach endlessly
As the sun (8)____________ up on the sea
He (2)____________ to know what to say
When he's (3)__________ (4)________ 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 said in my arms
What I read in the charms
That I love durably
Now it's dead and (5)________ and I am free
I (6)________ 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 play for the evening
We wanted to hold on to the feeling
And the (7)______________ in the sun
And our breathlessness as we run
To the beach endlessly
As the sun (8)____________ up on the sea
Answers:
(1) went(2) wanted(3) asked(4) what(5) gone(6) went(7) stretch(8) creeps