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Lille by Lisa Hannigan

He went to sea for the day
He wanted to know (1)________ to say
When he's (2)__________ (3)________ he'd done
In the (4)________ to someone
That he loves endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I went to war every morning
I (5)________ my way but now I'm following
What you (6)________ in my arms
What I (7)________ in the charms
That I love durably
Now it's (8)________ and (9)________ and I am free

I (10)________ to (11)__________ for the daytime
I shut my (12)________ to the sunshine
Turned my (13)________ (14)________ (15)________ the noise
Bruise and drip decay of (16)________________ toys
That I loved arguably
All our (17)__________________ (18)________ to seed

We (19)________ out to (20)________ for the evening
We (21)____________ to (22)________ on to the feeling
And the (23)______________ in the sun
And our (24)____________________________ as we run
To the beach endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea

Answers:
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