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Jun 1, 2008
I would interpret the song less literally. The singer is Death. Death and the fear of death rules the world. The rising of seas has always meant catastrophic deaths.
"I sweep the streets that I used to own..." referring to the brutality of being homeless, living and dying on the streets. The past tense acknowledging the advances that medical science has made in postponing or delaying death for the rich.
There are references to the random chance of life and death and a number of references to war, Death's playground.
Also, a reference to the christian church. An organisation that has walked hand in hand with Death for centuries. With rewards in a heavenly afterlife, and the brutality of suppression and holy war.