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He went to see for a day
He wanted to know what to say
When he asked what he'd done
In the past to someone
That he loved endlessly
Now she's gone, and 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 loved 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 drip decay of childish toys
That I love arguably
All our laboring gone to seed
We went out to play for the evening
And wanted to hold on to the feeling
And the stretch in the sun
And the breathlessness as we run
To the beach endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea
He wanted to know what to say
When he asked what he'd done
In the past to someone
That he loved endlessly
Now she's gone, and 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 loved 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 drip decay of childish toys
That I love arguably
All our laboring gone to seed
We went out to play for the evening
And wanted to hold on to the feeling
And the stretch in the sun
And the breathlessness as we run
To the beach endlessly
As the sun creeps up on the sea
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he wanted to know what to say
when he's asked what he'd done in the past
to someone that he loves endlessly,
now she's gone, so is he.
Narrator: Childhood sweethearts were in love. Their thoughts turned to the future. He imagines himself as an older man when someone asks him about his past. He realizes that he needs to accomplish something first before settling down for good. So he puts the romance on hold and joins the Marine Corps. The long distance romance is almost too much for her. Without his constant companionship, she is no longer herself. It’s as though her identity left with him.
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.
Young Man: The adventure became a reality. The experience of war tried his soul. He realized that he was lost without her. She said as they parted that she would always be waiting for him. He focuses on that goal. But tragedy struck. He was killed.
I went to sleep for the daytime,
I shut my eyes to the sunshine,
turned my head away from the noise,
bruise and drip decay of childish toys that i loved arguably,
all our labouring gone to seed.
Young Woman: Learning of her beloved’s death, she went into a great depression. The solitude of sleep was her refuge. The dreams they had shared since childhood seemed to mock her. Everything she had done to prepare for her happily ever after was like a ruined garden. She died in her sleep of a broken heart.
We went out to play for the evening,
wanted 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.
The Reunion: He was waiting for her as she awoke on the other side. Now they have each other in eternity…
---...on "Lille," the album's lead single and last tune, Hannigan finishes with an a cappella moment. She says she wanted to end the record with that particular song, but that decision didn't necessarily have anything to do with the way she sang it.
"It always makes me smile when I'm singing it," she says. "Even if I'm not necessarily [smiling] at the beginning, I am at the end. And it was the first song I wrote when I left the band."
Hannigan was abruptly fired from Rice's band about 10 minutes before a show. But she says it was a long time coming.
"We'd worked together for seven years," she says. "So it was a long enough time to be working with anyone. And I think it had just come to the end of its natural life, really."
Despite the circumstances of its creation, Hannigan says that "Lille" is a hopeful song.
"It could have been quite dark. But I think it's definitely shining a positive light on stuff, as opposed to a negative. I suppose you can't really shine a negative light on things, can you?"---
Just some insight into it's creation.
This song is just so beautiful. Well written.
he wanted to know what to say
when he's asked what he'd done in the past
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 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 drip decay of childish toys that i loved arguably,
all our labouring gone to seed.
We went out to play for the evening,
wanted 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.
according to Lisa's website
and that she found something that broke them, like he was cheating.
She wanted to get away and so she slept to get away from the pain and she is glad to get away from the war that she went to every morning.