Enchanted – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: Speak Now

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English through the evocative storytelling of 'Enchanted.' This song is a perfect study tool for understanding romantic longing, the use of adjectives to describe emotions, and how to express hope in a new relationship through poetic, conversational English.

[English]

There I was again tonight

Forcing laughter, faking smiles

Same old tired, lonely place

Walls of insincerity

Shifting eyes and vacancy

Vanished when I saw your face

All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you

Your eyes whispered, "Have we met?"

Across the room, your silhouette

Starts to make its way to me

The playful conversation starts

Counter all your quick remarks

Like passing notes in secrecy

And it was enchanting to meet you

All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you

This night is sparkling, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home

I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

I was enchanted to meet you

The lingering question kept me up

2 a.m., who do you love?

I wonder 'til I'm wide awake

And now I'm pacing back and forth

Wishing you were at my door

I'd open up and you would say

"Hey, it was enchanting to meet you"

All I know is I was enchanted to meet you

This night is sparkling, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home

I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

This night is flawless, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone

I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

I was enchanted to meet you

This is me praying that

This was the very first page

Not where the story line ends

My thoughts will echo your name

Until I see you again

These are the words I held back

As I was leaving too soon

I was enchanted to meet you

Please don't be in love with someone else

Please don't have somebody waiting on you

Please don't be in love with someone else

Please don't have somebody waiting on you

This night is sparkling, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home

I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

This night is flawless, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone

I'll spend forever wonderin' if you knew

I was enchanted to meet you

Please don't be in love with someone else

Please don't have somebody waiting on you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
enchanted /ɪnˈtʃæntɪd/ B2	adjective - very charmed or delighted; under a spell
insincerity /ˌɪnsɪnˈserəti/ C1	noun - the quality of not expressing genuine feelings
vacancy /ˈveɪkənsi/ B2	noun - a lack of intelligence or expression in someone's face
silhouette /ˌsɪluˈet/ B2	noun - the dark shape and outline of someone visible against a lighter background
sparkling /ˈspɑːrkəlɪŋ/ B1	adjective - shining brightly with flashes of light
wonderstruck /ˈwʌndərˌstrʌk/ C2	adjective - experiencing a feeling of great surprise and admiration
blushing /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - becoming pink in the face from shame, modesty, or confusion
lingering /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/ B2	adjective - lasting for a long time
pacing /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/ B2	verb - walking back and forth in a small area because of nervousness
flawless /ˈflɔːləs/ B2	adjective - without any mistakes or imperfections
echo /ˈekoʊ/ B1	verb - to repeat or be repeated after the original sound
forcing /ˈfɔːrsɪŋ/ B1	verb - to make something happen that is not natural
secrecy /ˈsiːkrəsi/ B2	noun - the state of being kept hidden
vanished /ˈvænɪʃt/ B2	verb - disappeared suddenly
awake /əˈweɪk/ A2	adjective - not sleeping