Track 3 of the album Soft Launch · 2024
Midnight Dryer, Slow Spin
by Veda Monroe
“A laundromat at midnight, just me and the machines. I leaned into the hum and let it become the beat.”
r&b · dream soul · bedroom r&b · 3:47
Lyrics
Midnight at the laundromat, fluorescent hum Only me and the washers and the quiet to come Folding my sheets by the window light Then you walk in with a bag, too late for the night You pick the machine right next to mine Pretend you're not looking, but I see the sign Your sleeve is inside out, a sock's gone astray Neither of us wants to be anywhere else today Round and round, the world slows down Warm air rising in the sleeping town Midnight dryer, slow spin Let the night wrap around us, let the warm in Soft clothes, soft light, nothing to say Two strangers turning, a quiet ballet Midnight dryer, slow spin Wherever this goes, I'm glad it begins Round and round, we don't have to rush Warm like a whisper, warm like a hush You ask me for quarters, I give you three You smile like I handed you something to keep We sit on the bench where the plastic chairs bend Watching the colors tumble, no start, no end Your hoodie smells like cedar and rain I could stay here all night, I won't complain The vending machine hums a lullaby tune Under a buzzing lamp and a lopsided moon Round and round, the world slows down Warm air rising in the sleeping town Midnight dryer, slow spin Let the night wrap around us, let the warm in Soft clothes, soft light, nothing to say Two strangers turning, a quiet ballet Midnight dryer, slow spin Wherever this goes, I'm glad it begins Round and round, we don't have to rush Warm like a whisper, warm like a hush Timer says two minutes, I wish it said more I'd feed it every coin I have just to stay Fold me up slowly, hold me like the clothes Warm from the heat of the way this goes Midnight dryer, slow spin Let the night wrap around us, let the warm in Soft clothes, soft light, nothing to say Two strangers turning, a quiet ballet Midnight dryer, slow spin Wherever this goes, I'm glad it begins Round and round, we don't have to rush Warm like a whisper, warm like a hush Slow spin, slow spin Let the night come in