Enchanted – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: Speak Now

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the magical world of Taylor Swift's "Enchanted," a song celebrated for its vivid storytelling and raw emotional honesty about a fleeting yet profound first meeting. As you listen, you can learn to express nuanced feelings of hope, wonder, and vulnerability in English, experiencing how Swift masterfully crafts lyrics to convey complex emotions and create a lasting impression.

[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

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
enchanted /ɪnˈtʃæntɪd/ B1	adjective - delighted or captivated by something or someone
sparkling /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/ B1	adjective - shining brightly with flashes of light
wonderstruck /ˈwʌndərstrʌk/ B2	adjective - amazed or awed by something
flawless /ˈflɔːləs/ B1	adjective - without any mistakes or defects
lingering /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/ B2	adjective - continuing to exist or happen over a long period
silhouette /ˌsɪlʊˈɛt/ B2	noun - the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a brighter background
playful /ˈpleɪfəl/ A2	adjective - full of fun and high spirits
remark /rɪˈmɑːrk/ A2	noun - a spoken or written comment verb - to say or write a comment
secrecy /ˈsiːkrəsi/ B2	noun - the state of keeping something private or concealed
pacing /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/ B1	verb - walking back and forth, especially in a nervous or impatient manner
blushing /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - to become red in the face from embarrassment or shyness
echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ A2	noun - a reflection of sound verb - to repeat or reflect a sound
praying /ˈpreɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - to speak to a god or deity in worship or request
vacancy /ˈveɪkənsi/ B2	noun - an empty space or position
insincerity /ˌɪnsɪnˈsɛrəti/ C1	noun - lack of sincerity or genuineness

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?'

  ➔ Reported speech

  ➔ The phrase uses reported speech to convey what was said without direct quotation marks.

• I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' for emphasis

  ➔ The sentence uses 'will' in the future simple tense to emphasize the duration and intensity of the action.

• Please don't be in love with someone else

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'don't'

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood with 'don't' to make a direct request or command.

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

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ The phrase uses a tag question 'don't you' to seek agreement or confirmation.

• I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home

  ➔ Present continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening now.

• My thoughts will echo your name

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ The sentence uses 'will' in the future simple tense to predict a future action.

• These are the words I held back

  ➔ Past simple with 'held back'

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