Two Tongues is an indie rock side project consisting of Max Bemis and Coby … Read Full Bio ↴Two Tongues is an indie rock side project consisting of Max Bemis and Coby Linder of Say Anything, as well as Chris Conley and Dave Soloway of Saves the Day. Their self-titled debut album was released on February 3, 2009 through Vagrant Records. The 13-track album was self-produced and recorded at Electric Lady Bug studios in California.

Before forming Two Tongues, Max Bemis, Chris Conley and Coby Linder had previously collaborated on a cover song of Bob Dylan's "The Man In Me" for the compilation album Paupers, Peasants, Princes & Kings: The Songs of Bob Dylan, released by Doghouse Records in 2006. After the successful collaboration, Bemis asked Conley about potentially doing an album together, to which Conley responded positively by saying "I would do it with no one else, nothing could be more epic!”

Thus, Two Tongues was born.

Don't You Want To Come Home
Two Tongues Lyrics

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She said that she loved me
She said that she cared
And then she turned and walked away from you
Like you weren't even there
I sent her those letters
On a faded photograph
She said she didn't want to hear from you
She said she wished she could forget

Don't you want to come home?
Don't you want to come home?
Don't you want to come home?

I've nothing to give you
But you're all that I need
You're empty, broken, bleeding, blinded
You're lost but now you're here with me

Don't you want to come home?
Don't you want to come home?
Don't you want to come home with me tonight?
Its alright

Don't you want to come home?
Yeah don't you want to come home?

Don't you want to come home with me tonight?
Its alright

Overall Meaning

In Two Tongues' song "Don't You Want To Come Home," the lyrics tell the story of a man who has lost the woman he loves. He recounts how she professed her love to him and promised to stay with him, only to later walk away as if he didn't matter. He becomes desperate to have her back, and even though he has nothing material to offer, he believes she is all he needs. With lines like "You're empty, broken, bleeding, blinded / You're lost but now you're here with me," it becomes clear that he sees himself as the one who can provide comfort and healing to her pain and suffering.

Throughout the song, the repeated line "Don't you want to come home?" emphasizes the man's desire to have his lover back, to return to the comfortable and familiar home they shared. Despite her rejection of him and attempts to move on, he insists that being with him is where she belongs, where she truly feels at home. The pleading nature of the lyrics adds to the emotional weight of the song, as the man attempts to convince his lover that they can find happiness together once again.

Line by Line Meaning

She said that she loved me
She expressed affection towards me

She said that she cared
She expressed concern and consideration towards me

And then she turned and walked away from you
After expressing affection and concern, she left without regard for you

Like you weren't even there
She ignored your presence and feelings

I sent her those letters
I wrote and sent messages to her

On a faded photograph
The messages were sent on an old, unclear picture

She said she didn't want to hear from you
She rejected and refused to listen to the messages I sent

She said she wished she could forget
She expressed a desire to erase her memories of me

Don't you want to come home?
A question asking if you want to return to where you belong

I've nothing to give you
I don't possess any material gifts to offer you

But you're all that I need
I only require your presence and love to be content