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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Underneath
Disciple Lyrics
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Unless he is born again unless he is born again (John 3:3)
How can this be (John 3:4)
People give life to their children
But only God's Spirit can change you into a child of God (John 3:6)
Don't be surprised (John 3:7)
Take me on under there (Matthew 3:15, John 3:5)
No one has gone up except the Son of Man
Who came down from the heavens
Who came down from heaven (John 3:13)
Only believe (John 3:15-16)
Just as the snake was lifted up
People who looked were healed
Jesus the Son was lifted up so we all could be healed (John 3:14)
Take me underneath the water
Take me on under there
Take me underneath the water
I will die to me by being baptized (Matthew 20:22)
All things new old things gone I have realized (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Let's get wet take me under that water
God loves the world so much that He gave His only Son
So that all the ones He made could believe and be saved (John 3:16)
The song "Underneath" by Disciple is a Christian anthem that delves into the theme of rebirth and spiritual transformation. The lyrics are heavily influenced by the Bible's teachings in John 3, where Jesus tells Nicodemus that no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born again. The first verse references this idea, with the repeated phrase "unless he is born again" being taken from John 3:3. The following lines, "People give life to their children / But only God's Spirit can change you into a child of God," speak to the idea that physical birth is not enough to ensure one's place in heaven. Only through a spiritual rebirth and the guidance of the Holy Spirit can one be transformed into a true child of God.
The chorus of the song focuses on baptism as a symbol of rebirth and dying to one's old self. The lines "Take me underneath the water / I will die to me by being baptized / All things new old things gone I have realized" convey the idea that baptism is a powerful symbol of leaving behind one's old ways and being reborn as a new creation in Christ. The song's bridge references John 3:16, reminding listeners of the immense love that God has for humanity and the lengths to which He went to ensure our salvation.
Overall, "Underneath" is a powerful ode to the transformative power of God's love and the importance of spiritual rebirth in the Christian faith.
Line by Line Meaning
I tell you the truth no one can enter the kingdom
Truly, only those who are born again can enter the kingdom of God
Unless he is born again unless he is born again (John 3:3)
A person cannot enter the kingdom of God unless he or she is born again, born again of the Spirit
How can this be (John 3:4)
Nicodemus wonders how one can be born again when they are old, asking how this could be possible
People give life to their children
Parents give birth to their children and give them physical life
But only God's Spirit can change you into a child of God (John 3:6)
Being born of the Spirit can transform a person into a child of God
Don't be surprised (John 3:7)
Do not be amazed that being born again requires the work of the Spirit
Take me underneath the water
Baptism involves being submerged in water to represent dying to self and rising in newness of life
Take me on under there (Matthew 3:15, John 3:5)
Being baptized is an important step of obedience to Christ
No one has gone up except the Son of Man
Jesus is the only one who has come down from heaven
Who came down from the heavens
Jesus, the Son of Man, came down from the heavens to bring salvation to all people
Only believe (John 3:15-16)
Those who believe in Jesus have eternal life and will not perish
Just as the snake was lifted up
Jesus compared his future death on the cross to the serpent lifted up by Moses in the wilderness (John 3:14)
People who looked were healed
In a similar way, those who look upon Jesus in faith will be saved and healed from their sin
Jesus the Son was lifted up so we all could be healed (John 3:14)
Jesus' death on the cross allows all people to be healed and saved from their sin
Take me underneath the water
Being baptized symbolizes dying to sin and rising in newness of life
I will die to me by being baptized (Matthew 20:22)
Being baptized is a way of dying to oneself and committing to follow Jesus
All things new old things gone I have realized (2 Corinthians 5:17)
After being born again and baptized, a person becomes a new creation in Christ, leaving behind their old life
Let's get wet take me under that water
Baptism is an important act of obedience and symbolizes a person's commitment to follow Jesus
God loves the world so much that He gave His only Son
God's love for the world was demonstrated by sending his Son, Jesus, to die for the sins of all people
So that all the ones He made could believe and be saved (John 3:16)
Through faith in Jesus, all people can be saved and have eternal life
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MATTHEW R T GERRARD, TRINA LOY HARMON, JESSICA SIMPSON
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