Lyrics

[Intro – whispered softly, then sung in Zulu with reverence]
Nomfundo…
Igama lakho linomsindo othambile, kodwa unemimoya eningi.
(Your name carries a soft sound, but many spirits live inside it.)
Uyintombazane enomusa, enothando, futhi engenakulinganiswa.
(You are a woman of grace, of love, and beyond measure.)

Nomfundo…
Woza lapha. Ngifuna ukukhuluma nomphefumulo wakho.
(Come here. I want to speak to your soul.)

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[Verse 1]
You bring the party, the light, the flame
Every room you step in, they calling your name
You a whole mood, dancing barefoot in the rain
While I’m on the side, tryna hold back my pain

I wanted more—more time, more calls
More “I miss you’s” when the silence falls
But what I didn’t see was the quiet grace
The way you stayed… even when I made space

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[Pre-Chorus]
Girl, I was loud with my needs,
And blind to your ways of love and peace
You gave me presence when you could’ve bounced
Gave me patience I couldn’t even count

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[Chorus]
So dance slow for me tonight
Not the club lights, not the crowd hype
Just you and me, and this soft apology
For all the ways I doubted what you give to me
You stayed still when I was breaking fast
You gave slow love—made the real thing last
Nomfundo… you free, you wild, you true
And this love is better when it’s me and you

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[Verse 2]
I teased you when you turned up the beat
Laughed when your hips got off the sheet
But girl, your joy is sacred art
And now I see… it’s your way to give heart

You needed space, I needed more
But we both been knockin’ on the same door
Just speakin’ different love dialects
And I’m here now—tryna give you respect

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[Bridge – Zulu echo whispered in background: “Ngiyakuthanda Nomfundo”]
I know I pushed too hard, called too loud
Tried to mold you, dim your proud
But what I missed was the love behind
That wild, untamed, soulful mind

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[Chorus – repeat w/ vocal runs and deeper harmony]
So dance slow for me tonight
Not the club lights, not the crowd hype
Just you and me, and this soft apology
For all the ways I doubted what you give to me
You stayed still when I was breaking fast
You gave slow love—made the real thing last
Nomfundo… you free, you wild, you true
And this love is better when it’s me and you

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[Outro – Zulu harmony layered with piano chords]
Nomfundo… ungumoya wami, ungumsindo othambile.
(You are my spirit, you are the gentle sound.)

Dance slow… I’m right here.
Ngilapha, ngizofunda ukudansa ngendlela yakho.
(I’m here, learning to dance your way.)