Children, you haven’t really lived, it might seem to you

The poet is talking to kids, saying that they haven’t really experienced life yet, even though it might feel that way.

Life is like a beautiful hanging rock made of dreams,

Life is compared to a pretty rock formation in a cave, made of dreams.

Or a happy and carefree carnival with jumping joys

Alternatively, life might seem like a joyful and carefree carnival, full of jumping happiness.

That surround your hearts like waves on the deep sea

These joys are described as waves surrounding their hearts, like waves in the deep sea. This suggests a lot of happiness.

In bright colors like orange and purple.

The feelings are compared to bright and colorful flames, like orange and purple.

Children, you haven’t really lived, you just exist

The poet repeats that, despite their experiences, children haven’t truly lived; they just exist.

Until some unstoppable moment comes up

Until a moment or experience comes that can’t be stopped.

Your hearts wake up and strongly desire love,

This moment will wake up their hearts, creating a strong desire for love.

And have a deep thirst for passionate desires and things

There will also be a deep thirst for passionate desires and things in life.

That bring intense suffering.

However, these desires will come with a cost, causing intense suffering and difficulties.

Until you face big challenges like sadness and fears,

Life’s true experiences involve facing significant challenges like sadness and fears.

And go through the struggles and conflicts of passing time,

They will have to endure the struggles and conflicts that come with time passing, which might break their dreams.

Hurt by strong desires and tired from difficulties,

The journey of life includes being hurt by strong desires and becoming tired from difficulties and conflicts.

Children, you haven’t really lived: because this is life.

The poet concludes by saying that truly experiencing life means going through these things; only then can someone say they’ve truly lived because this is the reality of life.