Cinderella

“As I was leaving too soon”

Angela & Uncle Jerry identify Cinderella as a key fairy tale parallel throughout Enchanted. Uncle Jerry notes that the speaker leaving the party too soon echoes Cinderella having to leave the ball before midnight. He also notes the Eras Tour performance dress looks like Cinderella leaving the ball, and that the fairy tale diction throughout the song (enchanted, sparkling, wonderstruck, wishing, flawless, praying) builds a sustained Cinderella atmosphere. The French version features a silk slipper rather than glass, Uncle Jerry notes.