Enchanted – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: Speak Now

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the magic of storytelling in music with Taylor Swift's "Enchanted." This song is a perfect starting point for English learners to explore descriptive language and the nuances of expressing emotions like hope, wonder, and anxiety. Its clear narrative of a fairytale-like encounter makes it both a captivating and educational listening experience.

[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 Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
enchant /ɪnˈtʃænt/ B2	verb - to delight or captivate someone completely
enchanting /ɪnˈtʃæntɪŋ/ B2	adjective - delightful, charming, or captivating
sparkle /ˈspɑːrkəl/ B1	verb - to shine with flashes of light noun - a small flash of light
wonderstruck /ˈwʌndərˌstrʌk/ C1	adjective - filled with awe and admiration
linger /ˈlɪŋɡər/ B2	verb - to stay somewhere longer than necessary; to remain
blush /blʌʃ/ B1	verb - to become red in the face due to embarrassment or shyness noun - a reddening of the face
fade /feɪd/ B1	verb - to gradually disappear or become less bright
mystery /ˈmɪstəri/ B2	noun - something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain
conversation /ˌkɒnvərˈseɪʃən/ A2	noun - an informal talk between two or more people
silhouette /ˌsɪluˈɛt/ C1	noun - the dark shape and outline of someone or something seen against a lighter background
vacancy /ˈveɪkənsi/ C1	noun - an empty space or gap; a state of emptiness
remark /rɪˈmɑːrk/ B2	noun - a comment or statement verb - to say something as a comment
pacing /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund) - to walk back and forth within a limited area
praying /ˈpreɪɪŋ/ B2	verb (gerund) - to speak to God or another deity, asking for help or expressing thanks

Key Grammar Structures

• All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you

  ➔ Noun clause as complement after 'All ... is'

  ➔ The phrase **'it was enchanting to meet you'** functions as a noun clause completing the statement.

• Your eyes whispered, "Have we met?"

  ➔ Indirect question in reported speech

  ➔ The quoted sentence **'Have we met?'** is an indirect question embedded in the reporting verb *whispered*.

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

  ➔ Present progressive + imperative

  ➔ The clause **'is sparkling'** uses the present progressive to describe a temporary state, while **'don't let it go'** is a negative imperative.

• I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home

  ➔ Present continuous with participial phrase

  ➔ The verb **'am'** forms the present continuous, and the participial phrase **'blushing all the way home'** adds additional information.

• I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' + gerund as object

  ➔ The verb phrase **'will spend'** expresses future intention, and the gerund **'wondering'** functions as the object of *spend*.

• The lingering question kept me up

  ➔ Past simple with phrasal verb 'kept up'

  ➔ The verb **'kept'** plus particle **'up'** forms a phrasal verb meaning 'prevented from sleeping'.

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

  ➔ Polite imperative + negative form with 'don't'

  ➔ The word **'Please'** softens the command, while **'don't be'** uses the negative imperative to give a prohibition.

• These are the words I held back

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun

  ➔ The clause **'I held back'** is a reduced relative clause modifying *words*; the relative pronoun **that/which** is understood but not spoken.