Poet: Jethro Compton
Music: Darren Clark
Producer: Darren Clark/Luke Swaffield/Mark Aspinall
Close your eyes and touch the sand
Feel the grains upon the palm of your hands
See the castle in your mind
Imagine everythin' built just as you design
But you better get buildin', boy, you better begin
'Cause the tide is comin' in
Build it strong and build it tall
Soarin' turrets standin' proud upon the wall
A mighty fortress on the beach
Towers taller than a wave could ever reach
But you're buildin' your life on a lie, Benjamin
And the tide is comin' in
The tide is comin' in
And oh
You're standin' on the shore
And the waves come crashin' in
And you hear the ocean's roar
And the tide is comin' in
And the tide is comin' in
In the autumn of 1950, on October twenty-ninth, at precisely 9 a.m.
Benjamin and Elowenβs second child was born
And oh
Safe within your father's arms
I will give you shelter
From the world and all its harms
But the tide is comin' in
But you're buildin' your life on a lie, Benjamin
You're buildin' your life on a lie
You're buildin' your life but the tide is comin'
The tide is comin' in
But you're buildin' your life on a lie, Benjamin (You build those turrets high)
You're buildin' your life on a lie
You're buildin' your life but the tide is comin' (You're buildin' your life on a lie)
The tide is comin' in
But you're buildin' your life on a lie, Benjamin (You build those turrets high)
You're buildin' your life on a lie
You're keep on runnin' but the tide is comin' (You're buildin' your life on a lie)
The tide is comin' in
And oh
You're standin' on the shore
And the waves come crashin' in
And you hear the ocean's roar
And the tide is comin'
And oh
You're standin' on the shore
And the waves come crashin'
And you hear the ocean's roar
And the tide is comin' in
And the tide is comin' in
And the tide is
Ensemble: Cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Vocals: Anna Fordham/Clare Foster/John Dagleish