Under Your Spell
Buffy Lyrics


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Amber Benson

TARA:
I live my life in shadow
Never the sun on my face.
It didn't seem so sad, 'tho.
I figured that was my place.
Now I'm bathed in light.
Something just isn't right.

I'm under your spell.
How else could it be
Anyone would notice me?
It's magic, I can tell.
How you set me free,
Brought me out so easily.

I saw a world enchanted,
Spirits and charms in the air.
I always took for granted
I was the only one there.

But your power shone,
Brighter than any I've known.

I'm under your spell.
Nothing I can do.
You've just took my soul with you.
You worked your charms so well.
Finally I knew. Everything I dreamed was true.
You make me believe.

The Moon to the Tide.
I can feel you inside.

I'm under your spell.
Surging like the sea.
Drawn to you so helplessly.
I break with every swell.
Lost in ecstasy.
Spread beneath my Willow tree.
You make me complete!

You make me complete.




You make me complete.
You make me complete.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Buffy's song Under Your Spell sung by Tara express a sense of liberation and wonder after finding someone who brings light and magic into her life. It begins with Tara acknowledging that she has lived most of her life in the shadows, without the sun on her face, and had accepted that as her fate. However, after meeting someone special, she is now bathed in light, but something still doesn't feel right.


Tara acknowledges that she is under a spell cast by this person, and there is nothing she can do about it. She feels that this magic has made her noticeable to others, and she can sense how it has set her free. She describes seeing a world enchanted with spirits and charms in the air, which she never noticed before. Tara then acknowledges that the person she met has an incredible power that shines brighter than any other that she has known.


The song closes with Tara surrendering herself completely to the spell, feeling it surge within her like the sea, and being drawn helplessly to the source of her enchantment. She is lost in ecstasy and feels complete beneath her Willow tree. The Moon to the Tide, she can feel this person within her, and they have made her believe that everything she dreamed was true.


Overall, the song's lyrics express the powerful emotions that arise when someone meets that special someone who brings wonder and magic into their life, and how the experience transforms them into a new person. It is a beautiful and moving expression of discovering love and feeling it transform everything.


Line by Line Meaning

I live my life in shadow
I go unnoticed and live a life hidden from the rest of the world


Never the sun on my face.
I have never experienced happiness and brightness in my life.


It didn't seem so sad, 'tho.
I am used to my isolated life and do not find it particularly sad.


I figured that was my place.
I came to terms with my mundane, unremarkable existence.


Now I'm bathed in light.
You brought light, happiness, and joy into my life.


Something just isn't right.
I feel that there might be a cost for my newfound happiness.


I'm under your spell.
You have cast a magical spell on me, and I am powerless and hypnotized by your charm.


How else could it be Anyone would notice me?
I cannot believe that someone like you would notice someone like me, whom no one else ever noticed.


It's magic, I can tell.
I can feel that your love and attention to me are not ordinary; they are extraordinary and magical.


How you set me free, Brought me out so easily.
Your love freed me from my reclusive and depressed life so effortlessly.


I saw a world enchanted, Spirits and charms in the air.
You opened my eyes to a world full of enchantments and magic.


I always took for granted I was the only one there.
I thought that I was the only one living in a lonely, gray world.


But your power shone, Brighter than any I've known.
Your love and influence shine brighter than any happiness I have ever had in my life.


Nothing I can do. You've just took my soul with you.
I am helpless and powerless to resist your pull on my heart and soul.


You worked your charms so well. Finally I knew. Everything I dreamed was true.
Your charms and love made me realize that everything I ever dreamed of having-- love, happiness, magic-- was true and real.


The Moon to the Tide. I can feel you inside.
Our love is like the relationship between the moon and the tides in its passion and intensity.


Surging like the sea. Drawn to you so helplessly.
I am drawn to you so uncontrollably, like the way the tide is drawn to the sea.


I break with every swell. Lost in ecstasy.
I am overwhelmed with joy and love and feel like I am losing myself and breaking in waves of ecstasy.


Spread beneath my Willow tree.
We make love beneath a willow tree, which symbolizes our passion and connection.


You make me complete!
You complete me in every sense of the word, and my life is fulfilled and happy because of you.


You make me complete.
You make me feel whole and fulfilled.


You make me complete.
Your love and presence in my life completes every aspect of who I am.




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