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