Friends since they were five, the band grew up playing music together, from early teen-age house parties in their hometown of San Francisco, to multiple world tours. Throughout their extensive travels over the past 8 years – including recent tours through China and South Korea – Two Gallants have continued to evolve, both musically and personally.
The bands' very first single, "Nothing to You" (from their 2004 debut The Throes), started off a string of cult classics that helped define their signature sound. The success of the sophomore album, What the Toll Tells (2006), delivered a few more singles, including “Steady Rollin’” and “Las Cruces Jail”. The wistful “Seems Like Home to Me” from The Scenery of Farewell EP (2007) and “Despite What You’ve Been Told” from 2007’s self-titled album, provide the framework of the bands development into The Bloom and the Blight.
After six years of constant recording and touring, Two Gallants took a hiatus starting in the summer of 2008.
About their 2012 album, The Bloom and the Blight, Adam Stephens explained: “We’ve both gone through some hard stuff personally, so this album has that element of the cathartic, of a release of tension. We had taken time off, and we did different things, played in different bands. And in doing those things, being apart and redefining ourselves in that way, we were able to come together with a fresh approach.” The album's first single was "Broken Eyes".
The Bloom and the Blight Album Trailer: http://youtu.be/qOY07eRnAgU
We Are Undone, Two Gallants' fifth studio album and second for ATO Records, was released in February 2015.
A second hiatus began in 2016.
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The Prodigal Son
Two Gallants Lyrics
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Poor mother drowned in a pillow of tears
I'm well known in story, famous in song
The black sheep, the blemish, the one who went wrong
The black sheep, the blemish, the one who went wrong
My crime is discomfort, my mind ill at ease
They'll grow on my shoulder, my favorite disease
Grieve me not brothers, I was mother's mistake
Grieve me not brothers, I was mother's mistake
And all the grand expectations of an epic of wealth
Leave me long to crawl back to the womb
Well, I've tasted your grace, placed it back on the shelf
Drag your pedigree wives to your tomb
Drag your pedigree wives to your tomb
Well, I came from this city, a victim of peace
But I've grown far too filthy to attend to the feast
So I take to the hills to live savage and free
I don't need nobody, nobody needs me
I don't need nobody, nobody needs me
The Prodigal Son by Two Gallants is a song that tells the story of a young man who is considered the black sheep of the family. He has been a disclaimer for twenty-four years, with a poor mother who drowned in tears. He is famous in song and known for being the one who went wrong. The lyrics suggest that the Prodigal Son's only crime is being uncomfortable and ill at ease with his mind. He carries his favorite disease on his shoulders, and his siblings and rivals might tend to his wake, but he does not want them to mourn him as he was his mother's mistake.
The song goes on to describe how the Prodigal Son has no grand expectations of wealth and instead has a desire to crawl back to the womb. He has tasted grace, placed it back on the shelf and has no use for the pedigree wives of those around him. He came from a city where he was a victim of peace, but he has grown too filthy to attend to the feast. He takes to the hills to live freely and needs no one because no one needs him.
The Prodigal Son is a song that speaks to themes of being an outcast, feeling lost, and trying to find oneself. It is a haunting melody that reflects a sense of hopelessness and longing for acceptance.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, I've been a disclaimer for twenty-four years
I have been disowned and rejected for 24 years.
Poor mother drowned in a pillow of tears
My mother suffered greatly because of me.
I'm well known in story, famous in song
My actions have been immortalized in tales and songs.
The black sheep, the blemish, the one who went wrong
I am seen as the outcast, the one who made mistakes and went off course.
My crime is discomfort, my mind ill at ease
My wrongdoing was being unable to conform and feeling uneasy.
They'll grow on my shoulder, my favorite disease
My troubles weigh heavily on me and are my constant companion.
My siblings, my rivals might tend to my wake
My siblings and enemies might attend my funeral.
Grieve me not brothers, I was mother's mistake
Do not grieve for me, as I was a mistake in my mother's eyes.
And all the grand expectations of an epic of wealth
There were once high hopes and expectations for me to achieve great wealth and success.
Leave me long to crawl back to the womb
I wish to go back to a time before my mistakes and start again.
Well, I've tasted your grace, placed it back on the shelf
I have experienced kindness and forgiveness, but chose not to accept it.
Drag your pedigree wives to your tomb
Even those with social status and wealth cannot escape death.
Well, I came from this city, a victim of peace
I was born into a peaceful environment but could not cope with it.
But I've grown far too filthy to attend to the feast
I have become too corrupted and impure to participate in society's expectations and traditions.
So I take to the hills to live savage and free
I choose to live a wild and uncivilized life in nature.
I don't need nobody, nobody needs me
I am content with being alone and believe that no one needs me.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ADAM STEPHENS, TYSON HYDE DILLINGHAM VOGEL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jory James
Saw them at a festival. Mac DeMarco played the stage first to a huge crowd. About two thirds of the crowd had left by the time the 2Gs played. Folks missed out, they were on point. So was Mac.
piggybankvillan
Honestly one of the most beautiful songs I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.
Thomas Ryan
It's amazing how some songs stick with you, I saw these live supporting elbow on 2008 in my first shift working a secuirty job, I was lucky to be side stage and thought these guys were amazing
TheHolyurethra
quite possibly the greatest duo to have ever existed...
Tammy Wynette
I grew up and lived a walk down from this Portugal Hall. Brings back so much memory. Coincidentally traveled to Omaha and also stopped by S/C. So happy to see my childhood neighborhood in this video!
Thanks for sharing. Live free and venture on!
Alejandro Ayala
I've seen these guys twice now, once when they opened for Claypool and the other time when they went to DC, I love these guys.
Nick Johnson
This was our answer to the music video world, a documentary-style film that integrates the holy traditions of Portuguese bullfighting as found hidden like a treasure in the greater suburbs of Western America. All scenes were shot on location during the annual "Festa do Divino Espirito Santo" in the summer of 2006. The bullfight is a bloodless bullfight that uses velcro spears instead of sharp nails. The bulls are not hurt or killed. Director - Tim Cahill (Found on 2G's website)
ira onok
That's beautiful
Colleen Cronin
i'm going to see them tonight. EEK! i'm sooooo excited!yay they're so wow!
pinojerry
i love them!