Song: The Koel at 5AM Intro (bird call) uwu… koo-OOO… uwu… koo-OOO… Verse 1 Five in the morning, the sky still grey Someone starts screaming two blocks away Not a siren, not a phone Just that bird with the megaphone Perched on a tree like he owns the street Dropping his anthem on everyone’s sleep Pre-Chorus My alarm says six, But he don’t care Feathered landlord In the humid air Chorus uwu… koo-OOO… hear him go Echo bouncing off the HDB below uwu… koo-OOO… loud and cruel Morning DJ — the Asian koel He sings like he’s paid to wake the town While I pull my pillow over my crown Verse 2 Little dark secret under those wings He don’t raise the kids that he brings Sneaks an egg in a crow’s old nest Lets the foster parents do the rest Crows working overtime all day Feeding a kid that don’t look the same Pre-Chorus Nature’s hustle Nature’s rule Outsmart the crow If you’re the koel Chorus uwu… koo-OOO… hear him brag Neighborhood villain with a lullaby gag uwu… koo-OOO… sky-high jewel Morning menace — the Asian koel Bridge Funny thing across the sea Some folks say he brings good luck to me In Pakistan they smile when the koel sings But here at dawn… I’m throwing things Breakdown (bird duet) uwu… uwu… koo-OOO… koo-OOO… uwu… koo… uwu… koo… Final Chorus uwu… koo-OOO… there he goes Singing like the king of every road uwu… koo-OOO… cruel but cool My sleepless rival — the Asian koel Outro Tomorrow morning Same old rule uwu… koo-OOO…
