"Devereaux" lyrics

I never questioned the call of the father to his next of kin
Pull me out of the fire, tell me you love me
And throw me back in
If I could ask for mercy
If I could give up this life of sin
The only one I've ever known
Visit my parents and then go back home

Been scanning the stations
Searching for a song to fall back in love
Came across one that shook me so sweetly when I was young
Before I was rusted as this car
Before the bitter moths consumed the brighter spots of a hopeful past
Is it too much to ask for something that will last?

Devereaux
I always heard as my granddad's name
The first time that I felt its weight I cried and I said
Devereaux
In the space between here and you
There's a kid who don't know what to do
He waits in the silence to hear

And inside of the tent, they're turning animals to men
Here's a heart for guilt, here's a mind to think again
Out of my garden! Out of my life!
I wasn't born to be this, I was born to fight dragons
With a cowl on my face
With an auspicious birthday
Out of my garden! Out of my life!

River run to the country
I sail in a basket down the tides and wait
For some gentle face to come peering down
Through the wicker frame
I think of my mother and her voice
The dishes that she made
It's too late to hope that the one who finds me now
Will know her song and speak it out loud
And she sang

Devereaux!
We all come from a long, long line
Today you're walking here side by side with me and mine
Oh, Devereaux!
I always heard as my own dad's name
The first time that I saw you take it, I cried and I said
Devereaux!
In the land beyond me and you
A bunch of kids who don't know what to do
We wait in the silence to hear

Devereaux, we all wait in the silence
Devereaux, we all wait in the silence