Enchanted – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the enchanting world of Taylor Swift's "Enchanted," a song that perfectly captures the magic and nervous excitement of meeting someone special. Through vivid storytelling and heartfelt lyrics, this song offers a glimpse into the universal experience of instant connection and the hope for a budding romance, making it a beautiful example of expressing emotions in song.

[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 storyline 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 Grammar Structures

• There I was again tonight

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense with 'was' to describe a completed action in the past.

• Your eyes whispered, 'Have we met?'

  ➔ Past simple tense with reported speech

  ➔ The sentence uses past simple tense and reported speech ('whispered') to convey what was said without quotation marks.

• I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' for emphasis

  ➔ The use of 'will' here emphasizes the speaker's strong intention or prediction about the future.

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

  ➔ Present continuous with imperative

  ➔ The present continuous ('is sparkling') describes an ongoing state, while 'don't let it go' is an imperative command.

• I'd open up and you would say

  ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 2)

  ➔ This is a Type 2 conditional sentence, used to talk about hypothetical situations in the present or future.

• Please, don't be in love with someone else

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'do' for emphasis

  ➔ The imperative mood with 'do' ('don't be') adds emphasis to the request or command.

• These are the words I held back

  ➔ Past simple with 'held back'

  ➔ The past simple tense with 'held back' indicates a completed action in the past that was restrained or not expressed.