Lille by Lisa Hannigan

He went to sea for the day
He wanted to (1)________ what to say
When he's (2)__________ (3)________ he'd done
In the (4)________ to someone
That he (5)__________ 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 gone and I am free

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

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

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