Kwame; esatto! The lyric is a wise
prescription for happy living, as if a kind elder were speaking to a difficult child for whom nothing turns to be exactly what he or she expects it to be, hence "come down off your pomps and pride", which are the child's expectations of immediate satisfaction and recognition or acknowledgement, and enjoy the loveliness that is spread before you. "Ease it and happily, nicely come down" (some have said 'calm down', but I read it as come down off of) is trying to get the child (or whomever) to see the beauty and joy that's right in front of them. I am glad to have read your natural and clear reading of this. It's what I felt inside. So many malcontents ("when they see it, they say it's not light, can this be right?") are disappointed at the wonders and beauty of what is before them by false expectations. Perhaps we all have to beware of that in ourselves to degree or other, so it's for everyone, as pride gets in the way of doing and seeing so much beauty and accomplishing a great deal.Thanks.
Kwame; esatto! The lyric is a wise prescription for happy living, as if a kind elder were speaking to a difficult child for whom nothing turns to be exactly what he or she expects it to be, hence "come down off your pomps and pride", which are the child's expectations of immediate satisfaction and recognition or acknowledgement, and enjoy the loveliness that is spread before you. "Ease it and happily, nicely come down" (some have said 'calm down', but I read it as come down off of) is trying to get the child (or whomever) to see the beauty and joy that's right in front of them. I am glad to have read your natural and clear reading of this. It's what I felt inside. So many malcontents ("when they see it, they say it's not light, can this be right?") are disappointed at the wonders and beauty of what is before them by false expectations. Perhaps we all have to beware of that in ourselves to degree or other, so it's for everyone, as pride gets in the way of doing and seeing so much beauty and accomplishing a great deal.Thanks.