she s been asleep for some time now in a world of glass and paper doubt the doc explains in the best way he knows how that the cancer found its way in through our mouths wake from your sleep precious one wake up now i can hear her breathe she s coming back to me and when she speaks can we live with what we ve done oh she s moving and i am terrified that we can t hear the whisper if i make it to morning and somehow believe it was fear that turned my dreams to doubt her cancer i ate for my father who waits cause she wants to sing again wake from your sleep precious one wake up now i can hear her breathe she s coming back to me and when she speaks can we live with what we ve done oh she s moving and i am terrified that we can t hear the whisper  what kind of son would i be if i let her sleep what kind of brother would i be if i let her sleep well she s gonna speak i can hear her breathe she s coming back to me and when she speaks can we live with what we ve done oh she s moving and i am terrified that we can t hear the whisper