Singapore, 6:55 am

A Malayan water monitor in Macritchie Reservoir, just before sunrise:

BTS phone pic by my friend:

...and the friend in question, later in the walk (7:25 am, to be precise):

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I've written before about songs which have what I call a subtle upping of the emotional stakes.

And then there are songs whose climax is not-so-subtle, or some might say, on-the-nose. One such song which I've been enjoying recently (sorry if this is too cheesy) is What It Sounds Like from the KPop Demon Hunters OST: My voice without the lies / This is what it sounds like.