I've always felt like this song is very reminiscent of Macbeth, from the direct references to witches around a cauldron to the repeated themes of death, paranoia, and failed aspirations of greatness. I think this song is supposed to reference the Macbeths to paint a picture of a couple that really love and care about one another, but are really bad for each other, and feed each other's self destructive habits. It's about their lost potential as individuals, how they could have been great people who did great things, but because they brought out the worst in each other, they suffered and did terrible things.
I've always felt like this song is very reminiscent of Macbeth, from the direct references to witches around a cauldron to the repeated themes of death, paranoia, and failed aspirations of greatness. I think this song is supposed to reference the Macbeths to paint a picture of a couple that really love and care about one another, but are really bad for each other, and feed each other's self destructive habits. It's about their lost potential as individuals, how they could have been great people who did great things, but because they brought out the worst in each other, they suffered and did terrible things.