The single was first released with the blue artwork. It was released as CD with a Pantera cover, an unreleased version of the music video and a desktop wallpaper.The actual artwork is related to the music video - the video is in blue hues, especially as the band play in the rain. Blue represents sad or unhappy feelings which is reflected in the video and the artwork. The main focus of the photo is the girl - she's wiping a tear away which represents the name of the song and again connects to the video through what she's wearing, as the main girl character wears a tank top. The background of the artwork shows a Forrest and mist with drums behind her, representing the band. The bands main logo is in white, standing out against the blue. Beneath it is the title of the song, also in white to stand out and catch people's eye when in a shop.
The next singles artwork uses the same titles and the same Forrest background, but instead there is a person dressed a ninja with fire in the background, this could be to show empowerment of the girl in the video or empowerment within the lyrics of the song. The version of the CD single is rare and included three live versions of songs off The Poison.
The band released a vinyl for Tears Don't Fall, with it being very different to the other single covers. It featured the man in the video bending over backward while the girl in the car just sits. The car is different to the one in the video - in the video they were driving a Ford pick up truck, where as this car looks more like a Dodge Challenger. This can be shown as wealth on the woman's side and also represents power. The background is similar to the others, except it is red with a stencil background and the forrest/dead trees at the side and back of the artwork. It does feature the same titles as the others. The vinyl also included a Metallica cover.
The video begins with a zoom out onto an empty road with just the pickup truck. This can show a getaway or an escape. It cuts to show the woman sitting sideways and fluffing her hair out and looking suggestive - this ties in with the male gaze as she is the first thing we see in the video. The next shot then shows what she was looking at - the man driving. He grins at her, but his eyes are covered with sunglasses so we cannot see what he was truly thinking. They both give off the impression they are slightly scruffy. Their relationship is then shown as the camera cuts to them holding hands. The first shot of the band begins - it is a medium close up as everyone is shown in the shot but the background is cut out. It then cuts to the lead singer as he being to scream the first lyrics. They edited it to make the camera shake to make it more intense. It then cuts to close ups of the band with them all being rained on. The woman and man are shown again looking suggestive at each other. It then cuts back to the lead singer which panning round and cuts between the man and the woman and the band. The video then shows the car pulling up to motel with the man hugging the woman close. The band shots pan round the main singer and the rest of the band, but mainly focuses on the singer. When the singer begins to scream again, they've edited it so that the camera looks like its shaking again to match the screaming. The next shot of the man shows him handing over a wad of money and a hand creeping round his face - this is symbolic later in the video. It then begins to show them in the bedroom, with the camera panning round to show a mirror and the camera twists round. One of the next shots of the band is a pan and it shows two of the band stop playing for second while drawing attention to the guitarist. The next line 'The moment's died' shows the woman trying to kiss the man and he pushes her away and she looks offended. The camera then shows the gas being empty, with it coming from the POV of the man. He fills the truck up and she tries to win him back but he just gets frustrated and drops the gasoline but it goes on her. They argue and he drives off - this can be show the end of the relationship or maybe to show frustration. He drives back to the motel and finds another girl and begins the same routine - the original woman finally reaches the motel after walking, and drapes herself on the truck before making her mind up. The door opens on the man and his new woman as the original woman hold the fuel tank and starts tipping it all over them and the bed herself. She strikes a match and then puts it in the oil, only to reveal it was water and she walks out by blowing them a sarcastic kiss. The main point of the video is to say that you have consequences for messing with peoples feelings, as the song reflects this.
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