Enchant

Enchant is the debut studio album by Emilie Autumn, originally released on February 26, 2003, by Traitor Records and re-released on August 17, 2007 by Trisol Music Group. The original release also included the Enchant Puzzle. The album was preceded by the EP Chambermaid in place of a single release. Background and lyrics Autumn has characterized Enchant, much of which was written in her teen years, as a "fantasy rock" concept album, dealing with the supernatural realm and its influence on the real world, as well as "dreams and stories and ghosts and faeries who'll bite your head off if you dare to touch them." The tagline for the album in much of the marketing was "Once Upon a Time Is Now..." In contrast to her subsequent album, Opheliac, which is largely based on her personal experiences and relationships, Enchant largely deals with characters and fantasy. For instance, describing the song "Chambermaid", Autumn said, "the song is not necessarily about me as I have never been the neglected and venomous woman that personifies the main character, but I have an overactive imagination and can easily conjure any number of spirits for inspiration." Autumn makes frequent allusions to literature, particularly to fairy tale characters and the works of William Shakespeare. The first few lines of the opening track, "Across the Sky", quote the beginning of Sonnet 53.