Enchanted – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the magical world of 'Enchanted' by Taylor Swift. This song is perfect for learners to practice descriptive adjectives and expressions of longing in English, all while exploring one of the most romantic narratives in modern pop music.

[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?" ♫

♫ 'Cross 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 AM, 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 ♫

♫ That 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 wondering 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 ♫

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
enchanted /ɪnˈtʃæntɪd/ B2	adjective - delighted or charmed
insincerity /ˌɪnsɪnˈsɛrɪti/ C2	noun - the quality of not expressing genuine feelings
vacancy /ˈveɪkənsi/ B2	noun - emptiness or lack of thought/expression
vanished /ˈvænɪʃt/ B2	verb - to disappear suddenly
silhouette /ˌsɪluˈɛt/ C1	noun - the dark shape and outline of someone
secrecy /ˈsiːkrəsi/ B2	noun - the state of being secret
sparkling /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/ B1	adjective - shining brightly with flashes of light
wonderstruck /ˈwʌndərˌstrʌk/ C2	adjective - experiencing a sense of wonder
blushing /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ B2	verb - becoming red in the face from shyness or embarrassment
lingering /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/ C1	adjective - lasting for a long time
flawless /ˈflɔːləs/ B2	adjective - without any imperfections
pacing /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/ B2	verb - walking back and forth in anxiety
echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ B2	verb - to repeat or be repeated after the original sound
laughter /ˈlæftər/ A2	noun - the action of laughing
conversation /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/ A2	noun - talk between two or more people

Key Grammar Structures

• Walls of insincerity, shifting eyes and vacancy

  ➔ Participle used as an adjective (Present Participle)

  ➔ "Shifting" describes the eyes, indicating an active or ongoing state.

• And it was enchanting to meet you

  ➔ Infinitive phrase as the subject complement

  ➔ The structure "It was [adjective] [infinitive]" is a common way to express reactions.

• Like passing notes in secrecy

  ➔ Gerund phrase following a preposition

  ➔ "Passing" acts as a noun (gerund) after the preposition "like".

• Wishing you were at my door

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (past tense) in a wish clause

  ➔ We use "were" after "wishing" to express an unreal or hypothetical situation.

• I'd open up and you would say, "Hey"

  ➔ Second conditional (imagined future/present)

  ➔ "I'd" (I would) and "would" imply an outcome that is desired but not currently happening.

• These are the words I held back

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun

  ➔ The word "that" or "which" is understood before "I held back".

• Please don't be in love with someone else

  ➔ Imperative negative

  ➔ "Don't be" is used here as a pleading imperative to express a strong desire.

• Until I see you again

  ➔ Time clause with present tense for future meaning

  ➔ We use the present tense "see" after "until" to refer to a future event.