Cool Hand Luke - If You Keep (Indie Vision Music Premiere)

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“If You Keep” is Cool Hand Luke’s first release since the 2017 album Cora. Mark Nicks wrote the song and recorded it with long-time collaborator Brandon Shattuck at Parafonic Recordings in Orlando, FL. The video was directed by Brandon Ransbottom, who also directed the video for “Taking Chances” in 2017.

"If You Keep" captures the sentiments Nicks experienced while cradling his infant daughter, Lucy. The video features appearances from Nicks’ wife and children along with actor, singer, and dancer Elli Berry playing the role of Lucy coming into adulthood.

“I wrote this song when Lucy was a baby. I was rocking her, praying for her, and imagining the day that she will leave our home and strike out on her own. Will her mom and I have given her what she needs? Will she be able to cling to the hope of the gospel, even when everything around her looks contrary to it? More than anything, I want my kids to know Jesus — to know the joy of simply being with him, even in the midst of a storm.” — Mark Nicks of Cool Hand Luke

Lyrics:

If you keep the motor running
I can promise you he won’t be too long
It’s gonna feel like no one’s coming
It’s gonna feel like you should just drive away
When you’re looking at the rear view mirror
And the storm is almost here
Will you gun it? Will you gun it?

I want you to know
The hope to which He’s calling you
I want you to know
the power of the cosmos renewed

Did we give you what you needed?
Will you remember when the noise gets too loud?

I’m afraid the world we made
May be too dark for you
I think I’m doing all I can
And I know it isn’t in my hands
But I worry, I worry

I want you to know
The hope to which He’s calling you
I want you to know
the power of the cosmos renewed
I want you to know
What you already have
If you step into the dark
And see with the eyes of your heart.


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