Let's stay awake and listen to the dark br Before the birds, before they all wake up br It's the ending of a play and soon begins another br Hear the leaves applaud the wind br br See the sun come rising and white wings start to fly br Like strings of pearls in the fiery sky br I don't want to close my eyes br br Don't want to leave the stage now br As the leaves applaud our stay br br Lend me your wings and teach me how to fly br Show me when it rains, the place you go to hide br And the curtains draw again and bow, another day ends br The leaves applaud the wind br br br br Emiliana Torrini is an icelandic - italian singer.