to me, this song is about being in a codependent relationship. the singer is emotionally addicted to someone who is a self-obsessed alcoholic, who nonetheless, needs the singer to manage the big things in their life ("lesser things are on your mind"). it's the sad loneliness of needing someone who dismisses your existence, but who would die (literally, from any number of alcohol related things) without you, and so you feel trapped yet vital at the same time.
to me, this song is about being in a codependent relationship. the singer is emotionally addicted to someone who is a self-obsessed alcoholic, who nonetheless, needs the singer to manage the big things in their life ("lesser things are on your mind"). it's the sad loneliness of needing someone who dismisses your existence, but who would die (literally, from any number of alcohol related things) without you, and so you feel trapped yet vital at the same time.