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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Bring the Heat
Disciple Lyrics
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Stop the disease the Spirit sees
I need a touch
Hurts so much
Give me a hand
Hit me Lord now (Acts 2:2-4)
I don't want to take a step without you in front (2 Chronicles 20:17)
I don't want to hear a voice unless it belongs to you (1 John 2:27)
I don 't want to make a choice that you don't want me to (Deuteronomy 30:19)
Bring it to me bring the heat bring it to me,
Bring the heat (Matthew 3:11)
Open my eyes (Psalm 146:8)
See my disguise I realize it's what I despise (Romans 7:15)
Give it to you my will is through
I'm gonna do what you want me to now (Matthew 26:39, Romans 12:2)
The lyrics to Disciple's song "Bring the Heat" express a plea for spiritual and emotional release. The singer acknowledges the presence of a disease within them that can only be healed by the Holy Spirit. The desire for a touch from God is so strong that it hurts, and they are asking for help to overcome that hurt. The reference to Acts 2:2-4 represents the desire to be filled with the Holy Spirit in the same way as the early believers in the Bible.
The singer also expresses the desire to be led by God in every aspect of their life. They don't want to speak, move, or even make choices without the anointing and guidance of God. The reference to Deuteronomy 30:19 emphasizes the importance of making choices that align with God's will, rather than making selfish or harmful choices.
Overall, the lyrics of "Bring the Heat" are an honest confession of deep spiritual need and a desire for complete surrender to God's will. The use of biblical references throughout the lyrics underscores the importance of scripture in guiding personal faith and belief.
Line by Line Meaning
Give me release I need a peace
I am asking for peace and release from my struggles
Stop the disease the Spirit sees
Please stop the sin that the Holy Spirit sees in me
I need a touch
I need God's touch in my life
Hurts so much
The pain I am going through is unbearable
Give me a hand
I am asking God to help me
Hit me Lord now
I am asking God to fill me with His Spirit as He did on the day of Pentecost
I don't want speak a word without your anointing
I don't want to speak anything without the guidance of the Holy Spirit
I don't want to take a step without you in front
I don't want to take a step in my life without God leading me
I don't want to hear a voice unless it belongs to you
I only want to listen to the voice of God in my life
I don 't want to make a choice that you don't want me to
I don't want to make any decisions that are not according to God's will
Bring it to me bring the heat bring it to me
I am asking God to bring the fire of the Holy Spirit into my life
Bring the heat
I am asking God to fill me with the power and passion of the Holy Spirit
Open my eyes
I am asking God to open my eyes to the truth
See my disguise I realize it's what I despise
I realize that I am disguising my true self and I hate it
Give it to you my will is through
I surrender my will to God
I'm gonna do what you want me to now
I am willing to do whatever God wants me to do
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JOSEPH SABA, STEWART WINTER
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