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 (3)__________ endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I went to war (4)__________ 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 head away from the noise
Bruise and (5)________ (6)__________ of childish toys
That I loved arguably
All our labouring gone to seed
We (7)________ out to play for the evening
We wanted to hold on to the feeling
And the stretch in the sun
And our (8)____________________________ as we run
To the beach endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea
He wanted to (1)________ (2)________ to say
When he's asked what he'd done
In the past to someone
That he (3)__________ endlessly
Now she's gone, so is he
I went to war (4)__________ 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 head away from the noise
Bruise and (5)________ (6)__________ of childish toys
That I loved arguably
All our labouring gone to seed
We (7)________ out to play for the evening
We wanted to hold on to the feeling
And the stretch in the sun
And our (8)____________________________ as we run
To the beach endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea
Answers:
(1) know(2) what(3) loves(4) every(5) drip(6) decay(7) went(8) breathlessness