Nigerian star Mavo has released a new single, Shy Lover, alongside its lyrics.
On Shy Lover, Mavo delivers a smooth, romantic Afrobeats record that blends attraction with vulnerability. The lyrics capture the tension between confidence and insecurity, as he finds himself losing composure around a captivating woman—despite trying to appear bold and self-assured.
Mavo – Shy Lover Lyrics
Intro
Kilo, kilo
My confidence, I think that I just lost my confidence
Kilo, M-A-V-O, Kilolo
Verse 1
We se feke to ta, when I talk, you talk back
Challenge me
I’m a winner, but you challenge me, kilolo
We se feke to ta, when I talk, you talk back
Challenge me
I’m a winner, but you challenge me, kilolo (Kilogbede)
Chorus
When I see her face, I smile
Now, I don dey shy
Kilo, ṣe na you be shy lover?
Domitila no dey fear God
This your body make me bankrupt (Kilo)
Now, I don dеy shy
Kilo, ṣe na you be shy lover?
Domitila no dеy fear God, kilolo (Kilogbede)
Verse 2
Leave it all behind, let’s focus on our new line
New things wey I been dey buy for you
Even if I dey shy, Gucci, na me still dey buy
Mama, you tọtọri my pim-pim (Pim-pim)
This your body put me on top, pim-pim (Pim-pim)
You dey cause guys to press PIN, PIN
For the zanga, na me the kingpin
Ṣe, you no know me?
Make I tell you true story
Since I start dey make money, everybody call on me
“Ki lo ṣele gan-gan?
Kilobi’, give me money”
Since I make money, I no dey shy again
This your body, I want dey on am again
Since I make money, I no dey shy again
Chorus
When I see her face, I smile
Now, I don dey shy
Kilo, ṣe na you be shy lover?
Domitila no dey fear God
This your body make me bankrupt (Kilo)
Now, I don dey shy
Kilo, ṣe na you be shy lover?
Domitila no dey fear God, kilolo
When I see her face, I smile
Now, I don dey shy
Kilo, ṣe na you be shy lover?
Domitila no dey fear God
This your body make me bankrupt (Kilo)
Now, I don dey shy
Kilo, ṣe na you be shy lover?
Domitila no dey fear God, kilolo (Kilogbede)
Outro
Think about the things that you said to me
You said, “It was a joke”
You know I get shy, why you playing like that?
Make I know why my baby do me like that
Shy lover (Wana)
Lose my confidence, it’s over (Shy lover)
Shy lover (Shy lover), shy (Shy)
Shy (Shy), shy (Shy)
Shy lover, kilo