A song about a politician without a conscience who is reformed when the ghost of Eleanor “Granny” Roosevelt whispers to him in his sleep.

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Her Whisper Woke Me – Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I used to count the lobby checks
Like prayer beads in my hand.
Each handshake bought a little time,
Each deal I’d understand.
The cameras caught my better side,
The polls were lookin’ good
But deep inside I felt the crack
That no one understood.

[Chorus]

I used to sleep just fine,
But her whisper woke me.
Soft as winter’s breath
In the room below me.

She said, You know the cost
Even if they don’t see.
I used to sleep just fine
But her whisper woke me.

[Verse 2]

She wore a coat of quiet grief,
A strand of ghostly pearls.
She spoke like truth had never died,
Just left this kind of world.

[Chorus]

I used to sleep just fine,
But her whisper woke me.
Soft as conscience come
When the truth broke me.
She said, There’s still a road
Where the liars won’t be.
I used to sleep just fine
But her whisper woke me.

[Bridge]

You don’t need to be a prophet
To know which votes were wrong
But it takes a ghost to ask you
Why you sang the coward’s song.

[Final Chorus]

I used to sleep just fine,
But her whisper woke me.
Now I speak from the floor
Like the oath still holds me.
And if the cameras turn
Or the party disowns me
I used to sleep just fine
But her whisper woke me.