Track 4 of the album Toast Left Unsaid · 2026
Four A.M. Feed, Small Hum
by Veda Monroe
“A baby's four a.m. feed and a city holding its breath. I wrote it for a friend who was too tired to write her own.”
r&b · lullaby soul · cosy soul · 3:33
Lyrics
Four in the morning, the city's holding its breath Kitchen light is amber, I'm too tired to rest Tiny hand around my finger, tiny sigh against my chest Never knew that quiet could feel like being blessed Bottle's warm, the radio's low Streetlight through the curtain makes a little glow I hum a melody I didn't know I had And you are the only one who's heard it, and that's rad Shh, little one Night is almost done Four A.M. feed, small hum Whole wide world and you're the only one Rocking in the dark, softly now I'll sing you every song that I know how Four A.M. feed, small hum Morning's on the way, and it's going to come Sirens in the distance, then a hush again Garbage truck is rumbling, the first of the morning men You open up your eyes, they're dark and deep and wide Like you're reading all the stories that I hide inside I was scared I'd get it wrong, scared I'd never know But you tell me what you need with a blink, soft and slow Sleep is just a rumor, but I don't mind it, love Dawn is going to find us both with just enough Shh, little one Night is almost done Four A.M. feed, small hum Whole wide world and you're the only one Rocking in the dark, softly now I'll sing you every song that I know how Four A.M. feed, small hum Morning's on the way, and it's going to come Close your eyes, close your eyes I'll stay awake for both of us tonight Close your eyes, close your eyes Everything is gentle in this light Four A.M. feed, small hum Whole wide world and you're the only one Rocking in the dark, softly now I'll sing you every song that I know how Four A.M. feed, small hum Morning's on the way, and it's going to come Small hum, small hum Sleep now, little one