[Verse 1] Your porcelain moon rests in the rain A paper crane turns in your hand I count the rooms inside your name And leave one door unlatched again [Chorus] Carry me past the edge of sleep Where silver rivers cross the blue If I dissolve, if I disappear Let every distant road lead through to you [Erhu Solo] [Instrumental: expressive erhu solo, sustained emotional notes, bends and vibrato, building tension] [Verse 2] The old screen blooms with winter pears A red thread winds around my sleeve You send a message made of air I read the parts you couldn’t leave [Chorus] Carry me past the edge of sleep Where silver rivers cross the blue If I dissolve, if I disappear Let every distant road lead through to you [Guzheng Solo] [Instrumental: virtuosic guzheng solo, rapid plucking, glissando sweeps, shimmering resonance, building intensity] [Verse 3] Your warm tea cools beside the stairs The dawn comes softly through the blinds I touch the cup you used to share And feel the years fall out of time [Chorus] Carry me past the edge of sleep Where silver rivers cross the blue If I dissolve, if I disappear Let every distant road lead through to you [Dizi Solo] [Instrumental: virtuosic dizi flute solo, breathy expressive tone, rapid ornamentation, soaring Chinese melody, rising tension] [Final Electric Guitar] [Instrumental: explosive distorted electric guitar takes over; aggressive strumming, powerful riffs, rapid lead runs, bends, slides, harmonics and feedback; massive drums, bass, orchestra and synths build continuously; guitar dominates to the end, one enormous sustained distorted chord and cinematic impact]
