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Lille by Lisa Hannigan

He went to sea for the day
He wanted to (1)________ (2)________ 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 every morning
I lost my way but now I'm following
What you (3)________ in my arms
What I read in the charms
That I love durably
Now it's (4)________ and gone and I am free

I went to (5)__________ for the daytime
I shut my (6)________ to the sunshine
Turned my head away from the noise
Bruise and drip (7)__________ of childish toys
That I loved arguably
All our labouring gone to seed

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

Answers:
(1) know(2) what(3) said(4) dead(5) sleep(6) eyes(7) decay(8) hold(9) breathlessness