Is Teardrop to the sea about Richie?

Agree. And the label boss is 'Judas' - he cracked the long-term business relationship just for more sales/share --> money.

I've given up thinking that Richie has much importance in Jon's life anymore.

Wasn't there a Q&A in Vancouver? Obviously not. Teardrop: to me that's THE question.

I read them in exactly the same way as you.

Even if Jon says, or even thinks, it's just about the label, he is a human after all - if he's heartbroken about two things and he's writing a song about heartbreak then feelings about both things with will find their way through in the writing.

It is also the end of an era with Richie.

Burning Bridges song is a logical reaction to a business relationship ending. It's a direct go f... yourself attitude and not much else.

Teardrop reveals completely different emotions. It's regret and sadness which I usually don't associate with a business relationahip. They are however the emotions I would expect someone to feel when a friendship ends. And not just any friendship but one of 30+ years.

Jon wants to fix things, take it back and is choking with sadness. If it's about the label, he really takes business personally.

Very good point. As I said before - it's tricky. Would've thought NFL or Richie until he gave this interview where he throws the first and last track topicwise in one pot.

You summed up my thoughts perfectly!

But see, I absolutely do think he takes his business (and business relationships) very personally. Think of all the times he's said with such pride that he's remained loyal to the same record company for 30 years, and it loyal to him. And I don't have a link to it because I can't remember what interview it was, but during all of the Vancouver interviews, he said something to the effect of (re: leaving the label): "It broke my heart to do it, but it was time to leave." He literally used the words "it broke my heart." So, I just don't think it's a stretch at all to assume that when he says Teardrop is the serious lyrical story of heartbreak that it's about severing a 30-year relationship with the label. I also don't think it's a stretch to believe that a lot of the sadness and regret that come through in this song have to do with being controlled by the suits for so long and possibly being quite limited in expressing artistic freedom, etc.

All that said, as I've said before, when a person goes through multiple things in the span of a short period that are all "traumatic" to that person, I think it's really hard to compartmentalize the sadness and regret of one situation from another. So, while I really do believe Teardrop and BB are both about the label, I also think both are tinged with emotion related to RS and the Bills fail.

I'm preparing to give my two cents for BJ Awards, discovered this song lately and was wondering about the lyrics. Heck, it's heavy, it's powerful. Now it makes so much more sense. JBJ is a lyrical genius, the clown part was just OMG...too bad artists need the pain to create such gems.

Such an amazing song... I was reading all the comments in the official YouTube Video... And out off 300 plus, they are all positive... This song should have made THINFS... So much passion and a perfect vocal... Even the smoking guitar sound blends in so nice...

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i truly love this song...great great songwriting and the studio production also complimented the initial idea.
i d like to think its about richie as well, but i m afraid jon is too literal and absolute when it comes to lyrics, so i ll take his word and say its about the record company...the richie drama gave us living with the ghost which i really love as well..

"A Teardrop To The Sea is the serious lyrical content of ‘you broke my heart,’ and Burning Bridges is just what it says it is.”

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertai...707/story.html

Well, if this song is about breaking with the record company (vs the ironic lyrics of the very last song on the album) then Jon must be a really really serious businessman who just cries over some Judases in the industry. He's too old for being that heartbroken. And then why the sudden change with being suddenly happy for being free? On second thoughts, who knows. Maybe he indeed was heartbroken over it.