[Verse 1:]
He's fought and he's fallen
He is on his knees
Before he's on his feet
A sinister romantic
Oh he's about to be
And she's about to see

[Pre-Chorus 1:]
Teachin' torches to burn bright
She's hanging on the cheek of night
A snowy dove trooping with crows
He never saw true beauty 'til tonight

[Chorus:]
She'll take him to the brink of deliverance
Show him that much
Oh don't you know it
Oh don't you know it
So he falls in love to feel that he's falling
She'll let him know his heart
Oh don't you know it
Oh don't you know it
That's Shakespeare in love

[Verse 2:]
He's fought and his fallen
He is on his knees
Before he's on his feet
A glittery romantic
Oh he's about to be
And she's about to see

[Pre-Chorus 2:]
His bounty's boundless like the sea
His love is endless, just as deep
The more he gives the more he has
'Cause both of them are truly infinite

[Chorus]

That's Shakespeare in love

A sinister romantic
He is on his knees
Before he's on his feet

[Chorus]

That's Shakespeare in love