Who Do You Think You Are?

The hunted look, the haunted grace The empty laugh that you cultivate You fall into that false embrace And kiss the air about her face Who do you think you are? The tres bon mots you almost quote From your quiver of literary darts A thousand or so tuneless violins Thrilling your cheap little heart Who do you think you are? The cigarette burns right down to the ash My coffee cup is unstained The waiter hovers close at hand His courtesy strained Who do you think you are? I close with my regards Well I'm the red-faced gentleman Caught in this picture postcard Who do you think you are? Trying my best to make the best of your absence Though the joke gets tired and sordid And sea-shell hearts get trampled under foot Punchlines unrewarded But even at this distance, it's not easy to accept The vision that I chase returns when I least expect it I've fallen from your tired embrace I kiss the air about the place that should be your face

Who Do You Think You Are? Words by Declan MacManus & Marina Thomas Music by Michael Thomas Performed by Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet Produced by Kevin Killen, Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet Musicians Elvis Costello - voice Michael Thomas - violin Ian Belton - violin Paul Cassidy - viola Jacqueline Thomas - violoncello Recorded September 14-October 1, 1992, Church Studios, London Released January 15, 1993 Albums The Juliet Letters, 1993 Length 3:25 First known performance:  July 1, 1992, London, England Last known performance:  January 20, 2006, Sydney, Australia      (22 known performances)

Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: The Juliet Letters | lyrics | TJL info page 1
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External links

• Elvis Costello Reissues: The Juliet Letters