Challenging, but mostly because of subverted conventions (probably intentional, like those word matching games where the word spells RED but is painted in blue).
While the “falling to your doom” direction spells instant death, giving things a shake and/or playing an error tone and just letting me fight the timer might lend itself to more replay for me, personally. As it was, I found myself getting frustrated with the controls more than a desire to master them.
Well done, all the same! Nice work!