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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Why Don't You Shut Up
Disciple Lyrics

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Remain in me, don't sever me
Don't spit me out
Call on me and walk me to Your way
My lips aren't sealed

Some will say this and then some will say that
I really don't know just where you are at
If the truth be told, you're just getting to old

Moving way too fast, and getting to cold

You say that I should just give up
You say why don't you just shut up

You'll never shut me up
Forgive me if I should lose my way
Don't cut me off

Cause I choose You in my life today
Even if they hate me

Overall Meaning

The first verse of Disciple's "Why Don't You Shut Up" exudes a sense of desperation for a connection with God. The singer is begging to remain attached to God and for God to not cast them aside. By calling on God, the singer is asking to walk alongside Him and to follow in His way. The line "my lips aren't sealed" could be interpreted as the singer feeling like they need to speak their truth and the only way to get through to God is by vocalizing their thoughts.

The second verse appears to be addressing a specific person or people who are questioning the singer's faith. The singer admits to not knowing where the person or people are spiritually in their journey. However, the singer is saying that they believe that the person or people are just getting older and colder with their faith. The person or people are encouraging the singer to give up on their faith and stop talking about it. However, the singer believes that they will never stop talking about God and that they will not be silenced.

Overall, "Why Don't You Shut Up" can be seen as a plea to God and a defiance towards those who are trying to bring the singer down for their beliefs. The song emphasizes the importance of staying steadfast in one's faith and not letting anyone deter them from their beliefs.

Line by Line Meaning

Remain in me, don't sever me
I want to stay with you, don't let go of me

Don't spit me out
Don't reject me, keep me close to you

Call on me and walk me to Your way
Guide me to follow your path

My lips aren't sealed
I have the freedom to speak and express myself

Some will say this and then some will say that
People have different opinions and perspectives

I really don't know just where you are at
I'm not sure where you stand

If the truth be told, you're just getting too old
You're becoming less relevant and out of touch

Moving way too fast, and getting too cold
You're rushing through life and losing passion

You say that I should just give up
You want me to quit and give in

You say why don't you just shut up
You don't want me to speak out or stand up for myself

You'll never shut me up
You can't silence me or make me back down