I recall the first time I saw your face—
You were alone though he held you in an embrace.
You were the first girl I’d ever seen,
Besides my mother once and a magazine.

Drawn back, hypnotized, I couldn’t stay away,
So I was back after school every weekday.
That’s where Sam and I started our band—
In that old abandoned house beside the cold burnt land.

Now: I see you in the hall of a clinic in Natick, Massachusetts.
I stop you and I say, “Hey, Doreen.”

You raise your head, I think, You just don’t look like you.
You say you might know me, but I can tell you don’t have a clue.
I tell you ‘bout the dream house and I ask if it was true.
With your eyes half-closed and your body stiff,
You just don’t look like you.

Back when I was in school in Boston-town,
You were a story I could never put down.
We were friends despite the difference in age—
You said my writing had no soul, they were just words on a page.

Now I want to tell you how I’ve been floating through time,
As a way to unwind—
And in that place you’re in total control.
When I opened my eyes you said, You just don’t look like you.

The light flickered out—
And you just don’t look like you.

I know it’s you, and I think you might have answers for me.
I won’t leave here without them.
I saw you in that other world, Doreen—
When I just realized I’m floating through time.
When I just realized I’m floating through time.

You Don't Look Like You

This album is one-half of a music-text experience. The music is here; the text is at www.mikemonsoon.com. Collectively, they form a psychedelic, horror-tinged, time-traveling musical puzzle that tells the story of a man facing a reality-shattering question: If you could go back and change things, would you…or did you? The more you listen, the more you read, the more you discover. Come and explore the joy–and occasional horror–of creativity.
 
Reviews:
 
“In a cultural moment when attention spans are among the scarcest of natural resources, Mike Monsoon's Song Journal doesn't just demand your focus — it earns it … However it is that you're drawn into this storytelling matrix, the Song Journal keeps you hooked as you jump from chapter to song, year to year, clue to clue. It's an ingenious package of narrative elements ...” --Neil Janowitz, Editor, Vulture.com
 
“Captivates with sly winks and homages to classic rock operas. The songs vacillate between straight-ahead, 3-minute verse/chorus/bridge pop and more adventurous compositions that use imaginative arrangements in service of longer and more complex narratives … shades of Queen, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Who, Phish, and The Flaming Lips ... rife with intriguing layers … the fun is putting the pieces together." -- Lorne Berman, Rolling Stone
 
“An oasis of great songwriting and unique production work woven into a concept record that is truly unforgettable.” -- Mike White, founder, MPG Music Production School