Coward of Love | stavjadam (Official Music Video)

Everybody in town called him a coward of love. He kept the light off, drank alone, and never let anyone in. Then one rainy afternoon she walked through the door. A slow, raw Delta blues duet about the walls we build, and the one person who quietly takes them down, stone by stone. Words: stavjadam Music and hand-painted visuals made with AI (Suno, Gemini) Video editing and music production in collaboration with Claudia, Mistress of Masterphub LYRICS Everybody in town said I was scared of love, Kept my head down low, never looked above. When a heart knocked softly, I turned out the light, Said, "Ain't nobody getting close to me tonight." I knew how to drink alone, knew how to play it cool, Made a joke of every feeling, made a fool of every fool. 'Cause the ones who love too deeply end up broken in the end, So I learned to live alone, never let nobody in. Oh, this lonely heart, this locked up soul, How long you gonna hide behind that wall of stone? You don't have to be fearless, you don't have to be strong. Just stay when love comes knocking, don't turn the light off and run. Then she walked into my world one rainy afternoon, With a crooked little smile and a heart that sang the blues. She never asked for promises, never asked me why, Just sat there in the silence while I told my oldest lies. I said, "I'm scared of getting close, I don't know how to stay, Everybody that I ever loved just slowly walked away. If you get too close to me, I might just break your heart, So maybe you should leave right now before we even start." I ain't asking you for forever, I ain't asking you for gold. I just want the man beneath the stories that you told. She didn't laugh or tell me that a man should never cry, She just reached across the table, looked me in the eye. "You can't find a little heaven with your doors all locked up tight, You can't learn to trust somebody if you're always set to fight." My hands were shaking badly, my old fears were running wild, I was ready to disappear, just like a frightened child. But something in her quiet voice made me lay my armor down, For the first time in a lifetime, I let love stick around. You don't have to know the answers, you don't have to know the way. We can take this one small moment, we don't have to run away. I thought being strong meant never letting go. Sometimes being strong means letting someone know. I thought that love was just another way to lose. But you can't win a heart if you're afraid to choose. And what if I fall? Then I'll hold your hand. And what if I'm scared? I'll try to understand. We don't need a guarantee, just a little room to be. Oh, this open heart, this trembling soul, I'm done hiding out behind that wall of stone. You don't have to be fearless, you don't have to be strong. Just stay when love comes knocking, let the light come shining on. I still get scared when you reach for my hand. You don't have to be perfect, baby, just understand. Love ain't about never feeling afraid, It's choosing to stay when you could run away. They still call me a coward in this old town, But they don't know the walls I've been tearing down. I still get scared sometimes. Lord knows, I still do. But now, when love comes knocking... I'll open the door with you. #blues #deltablues #bluesduet #stavjadam