“Enchanted” details Taylor’s infatuation with Owl City’s Adam Young, who Taylor corresponded with via email for quite some time. When she finally met him in New York City, she was “wonderstruck” but worried she would never see him again and worried he was in love with another girl. 

The song, lyrically and melodically, exemplifies almost perfectly the “fairytale” theme apparent throughout Swift’s earlier discography of the Speak Now and Fearless albums. From the story-like narration, to the romantic and magical adjectives used, to the absolutely whimsical melody – this song is the fairytale era personified.

Interestingly, this track was originally planned to lend its title to the album, too, until Taylor’s record label CEO Scott Borchetta recommended she title it something more mature.

We were at lunch, and she had played me a bunch of the new songs. I looked at her and I’m like, ‘Taylor, this record isn’t about fairy tales and high school anymore. That’s not where you’re at. I don’t think the record should be called ‘Enchanted.’

"I wrote "Enchanted" about a guy who I was enchanted to meet, obviously. He was somebody that I had talked to a couple of times on email, and then I was in New York and went to meet him. I remember just the whole way home thinking, "I hope he's not in love with somebody." It was just wonderful, that feeling. Like, "Oh my gosh. Who's he with? Does he like me? Does he like somebody else? What does it mean?" I got home and he had emailed me and said something like, "Sorry I was so quiet. I was just wonderstruck meeting you." And so I incorporated the word wonderstruck, into the song as a, "Hey, this one's sorta for you."" - Taylor Swift