lovelytheband has a message for their fans: Love wins.The band’s new music video for their second single, “maybe, i’m afraid,” follows the story of a man who spends his life struggling with his sexuality. Ultimately, however, he finds love.“‘maybe, i’m afraid’ is a song about sometimes being scared of the good things right in front of you. Life gets rough and it’s not always easy, but at the end of the day, love always wins,” lead singer Mitchy Collins tells PEOPLE exclusively.“We wanted to make a video that reflected the fact that everyone’s story is unique. Even though life gets difficult sometimes and it’s hard to see through the dark moments that might come your way, it’s important to always love yourself and embrace the skin you’re in,” he continues.Collins, guitarist Jordan Greenwald and drummer Sam Price teamed up with the “Beyond I Do” campaign (which aims to promote acceptance, empathy and understanding of LGBTQ Americans) for the video.RELATED VIDEO: Karamo Brown Gets Candid About Domestic Abuse in the LGBT Community“The fact that it’s 2019 and we still live in a world where people can’t openly love who they want to love because of ignorance and some people’s backwards beliefs is really troubling to us, which is why we’re trying to help even in the smallest way to make a change,” adds Collins. “We’ve been eager to align with an LGBTQ initiative for a while now, and when we started speaking with the Ad Council about the ‘Beyond I Do’ campaign, we learned a lot of alarming and upsetting statistics surrounding LGBTQ equality in America today. We immediately wanted to lend our voice to raise awareness and help create a culture of acceptance and empathy.”lovelytheband is nominated for top rock song and top rock artist at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, and their debut single “broken” has racked up more than 226 million streams worldwide.

lovelytheband has a message for their fans: Love wins.

The band’s new music video for their second single, “maybe, i’m afraid,” follows the story of a man who spends his life struggling with his sexuality. Ultimately, however, he finds love.

“‘maybe, i’m afraid’ is a song about sometimes being scared of the good things right in front of you. Life gets rough and it’s not always easy, but at the end of the day, love always wins,” lead singer Mitchy Collins tells PEOPLE exclusively.

“We wanted to make a video that reflected the fact that everyone’s story is unique. Even though life gets difficult sometimes and it’s hard to see through the dark moments that might come your way, it’s important to always love yourself and embrace the skin you’re in,” he continues.

Collins, guitarist Jordan Greenwald and drummer Sam Price teamed up with the “Beyond I Do” campaign (which aims to promote acceptance, empathy and understanding of LGBTQ Americans) for the video.

RELATED VIDEO: Karamo Brown Gets Candid About Domestic Abuse in the LGBT Community

“The fact that it’s 2019 and we still live in a world where people can’t openly love who they want to love because of ignorance and some people’s backwards beliefs is really troubling to us, which is why we’re trying to help even in the smallest way to make a change,” adds Collins. “We’ve been eager to align with an LGBTQ initiative for a while now, and when we started speaking with the Ad Council about the ‘Beyond I Do’ campaign, we learned a lot of alarming and upsetting statistics surrounding LGBTQ equality in America today. We immediately wanted to lend our voice to raise awareness and help create a culture of acceptance and empathy.”

lovelytheband is nominated for top rock song and top rock artist at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, and their debut single “broken” has racked up more than 226 million streams worldwide.

source: people.com