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Lille by Lisa Hannigan

He went to sea for the day
He (1)____________ to know what 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 (8)________ durably
Now it's (9)________ and (10)________ and I am free

I went 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 labouring gone to seed

We (17)________ out to (18)________ for the evening
We wanted to hold on to the feeling
And the (19)______________ in the sun
And our (20)____________________________ as we run
To the beach endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea

Answers:
(1) wanted(2) asked(3) what(4) past(5) lost(6) said(7) read(8) love(9) dead(10) gone(11) sleep(12) eyes(13) head(14) away(15) from(16) childish(17) went(18) play(19) stretch(20) breathlessness