Track 1 of the album Toast Left Unsaid · 2026
Slow Dance in the Kitchen, Toast Left Unsaid
by Veda Monroe
“Reception's over, shoes off, cake on my sleeve. I opened with the slow dance that happens after everyone leaves.”
r&b · slow jam · gospel-tinged soul · 3:14
Lyrics
Reception's over, the shoes come off Cake on my sleeve and the night feels soft Cousins are laughing out in the hall I slip to the kitchen, hear you call Your tie's undone and your sleeves are rolled The tiles are cool and the light is gold You hum a tune that the band forgot And I forget everything but what we've got No speech, no stage Just you and the page Slow dance in the kitchen, nobody's watching Your hand on my back, my heart is talking The toast I never said, I'll say it with my sway Stay a little longer, don't let the night go away Slow dance in the kitchen, soft light on the floor I found what I was looking for Everybody gave their words tonight Big and bright in the party light But mine was small and it stayed inside Too much love to be dignified So I move with you, let the quiet speak Forehead to forehead, a half a week Of nerves and joy all coming down Spinning slow in a borrowed gown No speech, no stage Just you and the page Slow dance in the kitchen, nobody's watching Your hand on my back, my heart is talking The toast I never said, I'll say it with my sway Stay a little longer, don't let the night go away Slow dance in the kitchen, soft light on the floor I found what I was looking for Hush, hush, the fridge hums low Hush, hush, let the whole world go If love is a song, then this is the part Where the music moves into the heart Slow dance in the kitchen, nobody's watching Your hand on my back, my heart is talking The toast I never said, I'll say it with my sway Stay a little longer, don't let the night go away Slow dance in the kitchen, soft light on the floor I found what I was looking for Slow dance in the kitchen Stay a little longer