Discover the story behind each albums

NOVEL

Behind each song was a story

MONNARROW



A Prelude

A NAME THAT WHISPERS.
A LANGUAGE THAT FEELS.
A VISION BORN BETWEEN LIGHT AND RESTRAINT.

FROM THE SILENCE OF KUALA LUMPUR,

MONNARROW EMERGED — NOT TO BE LOUD, BUT TO BE TRUE.
IT HOLDS THE STORIES TOO FRAGILE FOR HEADLINES,
THE SOUNDS TOO HONEST FOR NOISE.

GATE IN A NARROW PASSAGE.
A CONTRADICTION. A CODE.

EVERY PIECE IT TOUCHES —
A MESSAGE
A MEMORY
A MIRROR.

IT DOESN’T ASK TO BE UNDERSTOOD.
ONLY TO BE FELT.




M O N N A R R O W

Prologue


This is where it begins — not with a chorus, nor with a melody, but with a silence that asks to be heard. Every lyric I’ve written holds more than words. They are echoes of something lived, glimpses of truths carefully veiled, and emotions too elusive to speak plainly. This book is not just a companion to the music — it is the hidden architecture behind every song. A collection of fragments, each pointing toward something deeper. What you’re about to read are the stories behind the verses. The ones I couldn’t fully tell in song alone. The meanings obscured, the questions left unanswered, the shadows between the lines.


Some things were never meant to be obvious.
But now, I invite you to read closely.

Because the truth is always there.


If you’re willing to look.




— John Will

MARTY W.HANDEL

by John Will Handel