Big Tears

Everyone is busy with the regular routine The sniper just takes his aim Everyone is window shopping, no one is amazed Even if he hit you, you'd still think it's just a graze You go to a movie, you go to a show You think that you're living, you don't really know Big tears mean nothing You can count them as they fall Big tears mean nothing When you're lying in your coffin Tell me who's been taken in Oh, you talk about the new boss automatic clause But of course they make it all up for you Always fascinated by the weird edge of town Come home disappointed every time they put you down Laughing with the old boys, saying that it's all noise I suppose big tears mean nothing You can count them as they fall Big tears mean nothing When you're lying in your coffin Tell me who's been taken in All the buttons of my overcoat They have fallen off one by one You wouldn't even like me if you'd never had a drink You wouldn't even like me if you never stopped to think Standing in the shadow, turning wives to widows Don't you know big tears mean nothing You can count them as they fall Big tears mean nothing When you're lying in your coffin Tell me who's been taken in Tell me, me or yous been taken in Tell me, tell me, tell me Llorar (Spanish Model) lyrics Todos van de afan con la rutina regular. El asesino ya apuntó. Todos miran las vitrinas, nada se ve bien Te pego la bala, no rozo tu piel. Y te vas al cine y te vas al show Crees que estas viviendo, tu no sabes no Llorar, no es nada Es ver lagrimas caer. Llorar no es nada Cuando mueras y estes sola Dime quien, quien va a estar ahi Hablas de tu jefe como clausula automatica. Es la inventaron por ti Fascinado por el borde de la otra ciudad. Vas a casa defraudado cuando te va mal Te quejas del ruido, Con viejos amigos Creo que, Llorar, no es nada Es ver lagrimas caer. Llorar no es nada Cuando mueras y estes sola Dime quien, quien va a estar ahi Uno a uno los botones de mi abrigo Han caido todos ya. No te habria gustado sin unas copas de mas No te habria gustado si tuvieras que pensar Reclamando viudas, quieto bajo sombras Sabes que, Llorar no es nada? Es ver lagrimas caer. Llorar no es nada Cuando mueras y estes sola Dime quien, quien va a estar ahi Quien va a estar ahi Tell me, tell me, tell me

Big Tears Written by Elvis Costello Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Produced by Nick Lowe Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Mick Jones - guitar Recorded November 1977-January 1978, Eden Studios, London Released April 28, 1978 Albums This Year's Model (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1993 This Year's Model (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2002 This Year's Model: Deluxe Edition, 2008 Singles Pump It Up, 1978 This Year's Girl, 1978 Collections Taking Liberties, 1980 Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers, 1980 Girls Girls Girls, 1989 (CD/cassette only) 2½ Years, 1993 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 Singles, Volume 1, 2003 Rock And Roll Music, 2007 Various Artists collections NME Pogo A Go Go, 1993 (CD only) The Demon Bible According To Tower, 1995 Promos 2½ Years (In 31 Minutes), 1993 Selections From This Year's Model - Blood & Chocolate - Brutal Youth, 2002 Length 3:09 First known performance:  October 31, 1977, Guildford, England Last known performance:  November 7, 2021, Indianapolis, IN      (139 known performances) Alternate versions Llorar (Spanish Model Version) Performed by Sebastián Yatra, Elvis Costello & The Attractions Produced by Sebastian Krys from an original idea by Elvis Costello Spanish adaptation Ximena Muñoz Musicians Sebastián Yatra - vocals Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Mick Jones - guitar Recorded February 2020, Miami (Sebastián Yatra), November 1977-January 1978, Eden Studios, London (Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Mick Jones) Released September 10, 2021 Albums Spanish Model, 2021 Length 3:10

Covers

Elastic No-No Band

Every Elvis Has His Army: ENB Does EC

2005

website with download

Parallax Project

performed live, 2002-08-10, Brilliant Mistakes tribute, Albany, NY

2002

info

Erich Sellheim

home studio production, sung in German

2013

YouTube

Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: This Year's Model  •  lyrics  •  chords  •  TYM info page  •  Rykodisc/Demon TYM reissue info page
• Elvis Costello Home Page: Pump It Up single info page  •  This Year's Girl single info page
• Lyrics  •  Lyrics (Spanish Model)  •  Lyrics (français)  •  Covers

External links

• Elvis Costello Reissues: This Year's Model