Wow, I think I've thought about this song too much. I've got a bit of a warped interpretation here. Basically I was wondering what the stage actor references meant, and I came up with this, lol.
Basically, I think 'heart collector' can be seen as a metaphor for an actor's ability to make people feel how he wants them to feel.
"Just believe when you can't believe anymore" - suspension of disbelief.
"I own your tears anyway" - the actor is the one who made them cry and therefore ‘owns their tears’.
"and I am you and we are not afraid" - again, just controlling how the audience feels.
"And I won't be feeling hollow for so long" - an actor may have a hollow life himself, but when he's able to slip into someone else’s shoes, he doesn’t. Same goes for the audience.
"The corrupt eclectic takes his fatal bow" - fatal because the play is over and his character is essentially dead until the next performance.
"And we won't be here for long" - we won't be in reality for long, because we (the audience) will be taken on a journey (the play). Then when the line’s repeated, it can mean that the play is over and we're heading home.
"The heart collector sings his song again" - he may be able to be someone else, but only while he's performing, and he's always going to be performing the same story (song).
The problem with this is it’s switching between 1st 2nd and 3rd person doesn’t really make sense for this interpretation.
But hey, it was fun to switch it around for a minute there, lol
Wow, I think I've thought about this song too much. I've got a bit of a warped interpretation here. Basically I was wondering what the stage actor references meant, and I came up with this, lol.
Basically, I think 'heart collector' can be seen as a metaphor for an actor's ability to make people feel how he wants them to feel. "Just believe when you can't believe anymore" - suspension of disbelief. "I own your tears anyway" - the actor is the one who made them cry and therefore ‘owns their tears’. "and I am you and we are not afraid" - again, just controlling how the audience feels. "And I won't be feeling hollow for so long" - an actor may have a hollow life himself, but when he's able to slip into someone else’s shoes, he doesn’t. Same goes for the audience. "The corrupt eclectic takes his fatal bow" - fatal because the play is over and his character is essentially dead until the next performance. "And we won't be here for long" - we won't be in reality for long, because we (the audience) will be taken on a journey (the play). Then when the line’s repeated, it can mean that the play is over and we're heading home. "The heart collector sings his song again" - he may be able to be someone else, but only while he's performing, and he's always going to be performing the same story (song).
The problem with this is it’s switching between 1st 2nd and 3rd person doesn’t really make sense for this interpretation. But hey, it was fun to switch it around for a minute there, lol