Coward - Yael Naim, Brad Mehldau

I miss my friends and my guitar

Knowing I can travel far

But now I’m only standing here

Completely paralyzed with fear

The fear of who I’ll come to be

Of all the weaknesses in me

I truly thought I was prepared

But now I’m panicked and I’m scared

But how did I become a coward?

How did I become a coward?

How did I become a coward?

How did I become a coward?

(Coward, coward, coward…)

I lived alone and I was free

To do whatever came to me

But I was craving to share

If only I could ever dare

To care for someone else but me

If I were two, created three

But can I let go of the thrill

Turn it into something real

But how did I become a coward?

How did I become a coward?

How did I become a coward?

How did I become a …

How did I become a …

How did I become a coward?

(Coward, coward, coward…)

Little girl, little boy

Do you feel my fear?

And do you feel my joy?

Now you’ve entered my body

Straight to my heart

And into my soul

Grow, grow

And now a voice inside my head

Is telling me to go ahead

You’re not (coward ! coward ! …)

But how did I become a coward?

How did I become a coward?

How did I become a coward?

How did I become a coward?

How did I become a …

How did I become a …

How did I become a coward?