1. Christian hard rock outfit Disciple rose out of Knoxville, Tennessee, in… Read Full Bio ↴1. Christian hard rock outfit Disciple rose out of Knoxville, Tennessee, in the mid-'90s, eventually breaking out with their Dove Award-nominated second album, 1999's This Might Sting a Little Bit. Over the following decade, Disciple's heavy alt-metal style continued to earn fans thanks to popular albums like Scars Remain and Southern Hospitality. By the 2010s, they'd also established themselves as a consistent crossover act, extending beyond the Christian charts onto Billboard's Hard Rock and Top 200 charts with releases like O God Save Us All and Attack. After a handful of crowdfunded projects, Disciple signed with Tooth & Nail at end of the decade and released Love Letter Kill Shot in 2019.

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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Going Home
Disciple Lyrics

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The sky grows black as the earth stands still
And clouds roll back when the Son is revealed

I see Jesus, coming in the Eastern sky to bring His children home
I see Jesus, coming in the Eastern sky I'm going home.

Cars collide and people die, planes fall from the sky
The graves begin to split and seas open wide

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Disciple's song, Going Home, describe the coming of the Son of God, Jesus and His return to take His children home. The beginning of the song sets the stage by painting a picture of the earth standing still and the sky turning black, as if in anticipation of something great happening. The clouds roll back to reveal Jesus coming from the East and it is at this point that the singer sees Him and knows that his time has come to go home. This imagery is powerful and emotive, speaking to the deep-seated faith that is held by many in the Christian community.

The second part of the lyrics describes the chaos and destruction that ensues on earth as the angels sound the trumpets of Revelation (as described in the Bible.) Cars collide, planes fall from the sky, and graves open as the seas split wide. These are all events that herald the apocalypse and it is at this point that the lyrics tell us that the singer knows it is time to go home. This is a powerful reminder that while we may grieve for the loss of life and the destruction of the earth, there is still hope and something to look forward to in the afterlife.

Going Home is a powerful song that speaks to the deep-seated faith of the Christian community. It evokes powerful imagery of the rapture and end times and reminds listeners that there is something to look forward to in the afterlife. It is a great song for those who are searching for hope and comfort in difficult times.

Line by Line Meaning

The sky grows black as the earth stands still
The atmosphere turns dark and the world becomes motionless.

And clouds roll back when the Son is revealed
Clouds move away to reveal the Son of God.

I see Jesus, coming in the Eastern sky to bring His children home
I envision Jesus descending from the Eastern skylight to take his followers to their heavenly dwellings.

I see Jesus, coming in the Eastern sky I'm going home.
I see the Redeemer stepping down from the Eastern sky, and I know I am headed homeward.

Cars collide and people die, planes fall from the sky
Vehicles crash, people perish, and airplanes plummet to the ground.

The graves begin to split and seas open wide
The earth ruptures and the seas are parted.

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Written by: Antoine Domino, Alvin E Young

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