My best theory as to what the song is about:
Georgia's writing about what it was like watching Ira during his sudden health scare last year. Listening to the doctors and wondering if every "whisper" is some news, feeling helpless (how can we care for you?), wondering what was going through his mind as he was ill, the constant sirens driving you mad as you wait in the hospital, worrying about what can be done to keep from losing him.
It's been abstracted considerably, but it seems the seeds are there.
My best theory as to what the song is about: Georgia's writing about what it was like watching Ira during his sudden health scare last year. Listening to the doctors and wondering if every "whisper" is some news, feeling helpless (how can we care for you?), wondering what was going through his mind as he was ill, the constant sirens driving you mad as you wait in the hospital, worrying about what can be done to keep from losing him.
It's been abstracted considerably, but it seems the seeds are there.