"Leave the sleep and let the springtime talk in tongues from the time before man."
Wake up and listen to the world around you. The sounds you hear are ancient. They go back long before you or any of us were born.
"Listen to a daffodil tell her tale."
Daffodils are known the world 'round as a flower of rebirth and new life. They're the first flowers that bloom in the spring. They're a sign of hope and new beginnings. An end to the suffering of winter.
"Let the guest in, walk out, be the first to greet the morn."
This is saying not to waste your precious time. It's not saying leave the guest behind, rather that neither of you have time to waste beyond some niceties. It's time to go do what you're going to do.
"The meadows of Heaven await harvest, the cliffs unjumped, cold waters untouched. The elsewhere creatures yet unseen."
Heaven does not mean Heaven in the Abrahamic religion sense. It means here. Earth. The one place we have that gives us the ability to live. This piece of writing means be adventurous, there are things to do nobody has ever done, things to be seen nobody has ever seen.
"Finally your number came up, freefall awaits the brave."
And you got your chance. And not just "in life." but you got THE CHANCE at life at all. Jump and enjoy the long fall.
"Come, taste the wine."
Live your life. Take risks, and you might just have fun.
"Raise the blind. They will guide you from the light."
Raise the blind does not mean specifically "raise blind people up" or "raise them spiritually" in this context directly. In this case, the symbolic blind is the kind you put on a window. The blind reflects those who would block out the light of the world from your window. It's telling you to raise them up out of your way. Put them out of your thoughts. Look through your own window with your eyes. The people who would block it will only prevent you from seeing the beauty of everything.
"Writing noughts 'til the end of time."
A nought is a 0 for those who grew up in the US. Writing noughts means doing nothing. Leaving no trace of yourself. This is the doom of being guided from the light of the world. If this world doesn't matter to you, then you will likely do nothing.
"Come, surf the clouds."
This is telling you to try to do amazing things with your life.
"Race the dark, it feeds from the runs undone."
The dark as stated above is the waste of life. Stay ahead of it, continue to grow and enjoy life because you will eventually regret the time you spent doing meaningless things when you could have been doing something you enjoy.
"Meet me where the cliff greets the sea."
This brings it back to "the cliffs unjumped" you've found your unjumped cliff, now will you be so brave as to jump into a freefall?
"The answer to the riddle before your eyes is in dead leaves and fleeting skies. Returning swans and sedulous mice. Writings on the garden's book in the minute of a lover's look. Building a sandcastle close to the shore. A house of cards from a worn out deck. A home from the fellowship, poise, and calm. Write a lyric for the song only you can understand."
I put this as all 1 big section because it has one big message. Everything you know, everything you love, and everything you ever do will eventually be gone. It could be tomorrow, it could be 50 billion years from now, but it will all eventually be gone. The riddle in this case is "what's the meaning of my existence?" and the answer is simple, to be here for now. Humans just do things to do them from time to time, that's kinda just how your life is. It is to be. You'll be gone when your time is up, but that's okay! You had your time in the sun, and that makes you lucky.
"Riding hard every shooting star."
A shooting star is something you make a wish on. This is telling you to cling to those wishes and make them happen!
"Come to life, open mind, have a laugh at the orthodox."
Orthodoxy is strict adherence to specific rules or ways of life. It usually allows for little to no interpretation of any kind. They're stuck in their way of mind, this is telling you to have an open mind and laugh at the inability of others to change their ways.
"Come drink deep, let the dam of mind seep."
This means drink deep from the well of knowledge and wisdom and spread what you learn to others who are willing to listen. Don't keep your knowledge or wisdom to yourself.
"Travel with great elan, dance a jig at the funeral."
Move quickly in life because there's simply not enough of it for you to waste. Don't be sad at the death of those you love, rather celebrate their life. Celebrate the way they enriched your existence.
"Leave the sleep and let the springtime talk in tongues from the time before man."
Wake up and listen to the world around you. The sounds you hear are ancient. They go back long before you or any of us were born.
"Listen to a daffodil tell her tale."
Daffodils are known the world 'round as a flower of rebirth and new life. They're the first flowers that bloom in the spring. They're a sign of hope and new beginnings. An end to the suffering of winter.
"Let the guest in, walk out, be the first to greet the morn."
This is saying not to waste your precious time. It's not saying leave the guest behind, rather that neither of you have time to waste beyond some niceties. It's time to go do what you're going to do.
"The meadows of Heaven await harvest, the cliffs unjumped, cold waters untouched. The elsewhere creatures yet unseen."
Heaven does not mean Heaven in the Abrahamic religion sense. It means here. Earth. The one place we have that gives us the ability to live. This piece of writing means be adventurous, there are things to do nobody has ever done, things to be seen nobody has ever seen.
"Finally your number came up, freefall awaits the brave."
And you got your chance. And not just "in life." but you got THE CHANCE at life at all. Jump and enjoy the long fall.
"Come, taste the wine."
Live your life. Take risks, and you might just have fun.
"Raise the blind. They will guide you from the light."
Raise the blind does not mean specifically "raise blind people up" or "raise them spiritually" in this context directly. In this case, the symbolic blind is the kind you put on a window. The blind reflects those who would block out the light of the world from your window. It's telling you to raise them up out of your way. Put them out of your thoughts. Look through your own window with your eyes. The people who would block it will only prevent you from seeing the beauty of everything.
"Writing noughts 'til the end of time."
A nought is a 0 for those who grew up in the US. Writing noughts means doing nothing. Leaving no trace of yourself. This is the doom of being guided from the light of the world. If this world doesn't matter to you, then you will likely do nothing.
"Come, surf the clouds."
This is telling you to try to do amazing things with your life.
"Race the dark, it feeds from the runs undone."
The dark as stated above is the waste of life. Stay ahead of it, continue to grow and enjoy life because you will eventually regret the time you spent doing meaningless things when you could have been doing something you enjoy.
"Meet me where the cliff greets the sea."
This brings it back to "the cliffs unjumped" you've found your unjumped cliff, now will you be so brave as to jump into a freefall?
"The answer to the riddle before your eyes is in dead leaves and fleeting skies. Returning swans and sedulous mice. Writings on the garden's book in the minute of a lover's look. Building a sandcastle close to the shore. A house of cards from a worn out deck. A home from the fellowship, poise, and calm. Write a lyric for the song only you can understand."
I put this as all 1 big section because it has one big message. Everything you know, everything you love, and everything you ever do will eventually be gone. It could be tomorrow, it could be 50 billion years from now, but it will all eventually be gone. The riddle in this case is "what's the meaning of my existence?" and the answer is simple, to be here for now. Humans just do things to do them from time to time, that's kinda just how your life is. It is to be. You'll be gone when your time is up, but that's okay! You had your time in the sun, and that makes you lucky.
"Riding hard every shooting star."
A shooting star is something you make a wish on. This is telling you to cling to those wishes and make them happen!
"Come to life, open mind, have a laugh at the orthodox."
Orthodoxy is strict adherence to specific rules or ways of life. It usually allows for little to no interpretation of any kind. They're stuck in their way of mind, this is telling you to have an open mind and laugh at the inability of others to change their ways.
"Come drink deep, let the dam of mind seep."
This means drink deep from the well of knowledge and wisdom and spread what you learn to others who are willing to listen. Don't keep your knowledge or wisdom to yourself.
"Travel with great elan, dance a jig at the funeral."
Move quickly in life because there's simply not enough of it for you to waste. Don't be sad at the death of those you love, rather celebrate their life. Celebrate the way they enriched your existence.