[intro]
(deep warm sub-bass pulse, soft guzheng arpeggios rippling like moonlight on water, distant xiao sighing, gentle piano chords)

[verse1]
江天一色无纤尘，皎皎空中孤月轮
人生代代无穷已，江月年年望相似
不知江月待何人，但见长江送流水
白发渔樵江渚上，惯看秋月春风
(soft erhu gliding in)

[pre-chorus1]
今人不见古时月，今月曾经照古人
古人今人若流水，共看明月皆如此
(rising atmospheric pads, delicate pipa accents)

[chorus1]
[Shimmering Emotional Drop]
但见长江送流水  
载不动 许多愁  
碎银铺满一江秋  
唯独我心事成灰  
逐浪无归处  
(super addictive hook on “载不动 许多愁” and “逐浪无归处”，vocal可自然拉长“愁”和“处”，guzheng主旋律跟随)

[interlude1]
[Extended Guzheng & Piano Solo]
(dreamy guzheng weaving the chorus motif over watery delays, soft piano answering with quiet longing)

[verse2]
海上生明月，天涯共此时
情人怨遥夜，竟夕起相思
举头望明月，低头思故乡
月下飞天镜，云生结海楼
(haunting xiao drifting above the pulse)

[pre-chorus2]
惟有长江水，无语东流
不忍见，月满西楼
(gradual hypnotic riser, layered harmonies swelling)

[chorus2]
[Deeper Immersive Drop]
但见长江送流水  
载不动 许多愁  
碎银铺满一江秋  
唯独我心事成灰  
逐浪无归处  
(vocal adlibs layering, harmony thickening on “许多愁”)

[interlude2]
[Xiao Extended Atmospheric Solo]
(long breathtaking xiao carrying the sorrowful hook melody, soft guzheng undertones, deep bass holding the heartbeat)

[chorus3]
[Final Luminous Climax]
但见长江送流水  
载不动 许多愁  
若人生只如初见，何事秋风悲画扇  
唯独我一人残影  
逐浪无归处  
(full lush instrumental swell, vocal soaring gently on final line)

[outro]
(guzheng and xiao slowly dissolving into rippling effects, sub-bass fading, final piano chord lingering)
但见长江送流水  
载不动 许多愁  
不知今夕 何夕  
(final tender whisper)
只剩江月，年年望相似