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Lille by Lisa Hannigan

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

I went to sleep for the daytime
I shut my (10)________ to the sunshine
Turned my head away (11)________ the noise
Bruise and (12)________ decay of (13)________________ toys
That I (14)__________ arguably
All our labouring (15)________ to seed

We went out to play for the evening
We wanted to (16)________ on to the feeling
And the stretch in the sun
And our (17)____________________________ as we run
To the (18)__________ endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea

Answers:
(1) went(2) what(3) asked(4) past(5) loves(6) went(7) said(8) love(9) gone(10) eyes(11) from(12) drip(13) childish(14) loved(15) gone(16) hold(17) breathlessness(18) beach