Disciple was formed in 1992 by friends Kevin Young, Brad Noah, Tim Barrett, and Adrian DiTommasi (who would leave the band shortly after inception) in an attempt to spread the gospel while playing the loud, metallic music they loved. Over the years, their style evolved into one similar to many secular alternative metal groups, as they toured churches, high schools, colleges, and similar venues. Their self-released debut, What Was I Thinking, came out in 1995, followed by an EP, My Daddy Can Whip Your Daddy, on Warner Resound in 1997. Their sophomore full-length effort, This Might Sting a Little Bit, followed two years later on Rugged Records. By God followed in 2001 on the same label.
2003's Back Again found the band on a new label, their own independent Slain Records. That year, the trio became a quartet with the addition of bassist Joey Fife to their lineup. The group signed with INO Records the following year and released a self-titled LP in June of 2005. Scars Remain arrived on Integrity in late 2006. After years of nominations, the album won the band their first Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year.
In 2008, Noah and Fife stepped down from the band and their spots were filled by bassist Israel Beachy and guitarists Andrew Welch and Micah Sannan. Southern Hospitality arrived later that year. Before their next release, founding drummer Tim Barrett would also part ways with Disciple, replaced by Trent Reiff. Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Disciple's eighth LP, came out in April 2010. It topped the Christian chart and entered the Billboard Top 50. As the band's popularity grew, they embarked on a handful of tours with other top Christian acts like Thousand Foot Krutch and Skillet.
2012 saw the release of O God Save Us All, as well as a flurry of lineup changes. After four years with Disciple, Welch left the band to join Thousand Foot Krutch, while Sannan and Beachy were replaced by Josiah Prince (Philmont) and Jason Wilkes (High Flight Society). By early 2013, Reiff exited and was replaced by Joey West. Andrew Stanton also joined the band, leaving Young as the only original member.
The refreshed quintet forged ahead with the crowdfunded release of 2014's Attack, which became their highest Billboard 200 entry to date, peaking at number 44. Produced by longtime Disciple producer Travis Wyrick, Attack also rose to the number two spots on the Hard Rock and Christian charts. It would be the first and last album with Wilkes on bass, who left the band the next year. Vultures, a six-song EP recorded during the Attack sessions, was released at the end of 2015. Another EP, Live in Denmark, arrived the following year, accompanied by a series of concert videos from Denmark's RiverFest.
The band -- now a quartet -- issued another crowdfunded effort in 2016. Their 11th album, Long Live the Rebels, debuted at number 125, making it the group's sixth Billboard 200 entry to date. After signing with the Tooth & Nail label at the end of 2018, Disciple released their 12th full-length, Love Letter Kill Shot, in September 2019.
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Beautiful Scars
Disciple Lyrics
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It's a mystery in this paradox
In a time we were abandoned to a maze of miserable
But that time has been forever lost
We have been reborn
We were the bruised
We were the broken
We have won
We have overcome
Our scars have been made beautiful
We're the redeemed
This is who we are
Our afflictions overtaken
By the inexplicable
With a grace that takes the place of chains
Crimson cascading over the most unforgivable
Stealing all our sins away
We have been reborn
We were the bruised
We were the broken
We don't live in pieces anymore
We have won
We have overcome
Our scars have been made beautiful
We're the redeemed
This is who we are
We are rising above this gravity
We have been reborn
We were the bruised
We were the broken
We don't live in pieces anymore
We have won
We have overcome
Our scars have been made beautiful
We're the redeemed
This is who we are
The song "Beautiful Scars" by the American Christian rock band Disciple speaks about the redeeming power of grace and the transformation it brings to people's lives. The opening lines of the song refer to a time in the past where the singer and their peers were forgotten and unrecognizable, abandoned in a maze of misery. However, this time is now forever lost as they have been reborn and redeemed by grace.
The chorus emphasizes this transformation and redemption by describing themselves as the bruised and broken but are no longer living in pieces. They have overcome their afflictions, and their scars have been made beautiful. The singer identifies themselves and their peers as the redeemed, and this is now who they are.
In the second verse, the singer describes how their afflictions have been overtaken by something inexplicable, which is grace. Grace takes the place of chains, and the crimson blood of Jesus washes away all their sins. They have been reborn again and are rising above the gravity of their struggles, free from their past and renewed in their present.
Overall, "Beautiful Scars" is a song about hope, redemption, and overcoming past struggles through the transformative power of grace. It encourages listeners to embrace their scars and see them as part of their unique story and beauty, rather than something to hide or be ashamed of.
Line by Line Meaning
Our faces were forgotten, the unrecognizable
We were overlooked and unnoticeable in society.
It's a mystery in this paradox
This situation is both confusing and unexpected.
In a time we were abandoned to a maze of miserable
We were left alone to struggle through a period of misery.
But that time has been forever lost
That time is a thing of the past and will never return.
We have been reborn
We have been given a new life and a fresh start.
We were the bruised
We were hurt and damaged.
We were the broken
We were shattered and in pieces.
We don't live in pieces anymore
We have been made whole again.
We have won
We triumphed over our struggles.
We have overcome
We have succeeded in facing and defeating our challenges.
Our scars have been made beautiful
Our experiences and hardships have been transformed into something admirable and inspiring.
We're the redeemed
We have been saved or rescued from our past struggles and pains.
This is who we are
Our transformed selves are now our true identity.
Our afflictions overtaken
Our struggles have been surpassed and exceeded.
By the inexplicable
By something that cannot be fully explained or understood.
With a grace that takes the place of chains
With a merciful force that frees us from our past sufferings.
Crimson cascading over the most unforgivable
Blood flowing over the worst sins, purifying them.
Stealing all our sins away
Taking our past mistakes and wrongdoings from us completely.
We are rising above this gravity
We are moving beyond the weight and pull of our past struggles.
Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: BENJAMIN GLOVER, DAVID ARTHUR GARCIA, JASEN RAUCH, KEVIN DUANE YOUNG
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