▁mid - sent ence ." ▁Bla ke ▁B old t ▁of ▁Engine ▁ 1 4 5 ▁stated ▁"" S par ks ▁Fly " ▁cent ers ▁around ▁a ▁simple ▁but ▁effective ▁hook — " I ▁see ▁spark s ▁fly ▁whenever ▁you ▁smile " — that ▁further ▁c ements ▁Swift ’ s ▁reputation ▁as ▁one ▁the ▁craft iest ▁song writ ers ▁in ▁popular ▁music ." ▁Am anda ▁H ens el ▁of ▁T aste ▁of ▁Country ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁ch orus ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁stating , ▁" Th ough ▁Swift ▁implies ▁that ▁this ▁particular ▁cr ush ▁is ▁a ▁" bad ▁idea ," ▁she ▁still ▁ins ists ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁try ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus : ▁" Drop ▁everything ▁now , ▁meet ▁me ▁in ▁the ▁pour ing ▁rain ▁/ ▁K iss ▁me ▁on ▁the ▁side walk , ▁take ▁away ▁the ▁pain ▁/ ▁‘ C ause ▁I ▁see ▁spark s ▁fly ▁/ ▁When ever ▁you ▁smile ," ▁she ▁s ings ▁ins ist ently ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Swift , ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁about ▁" fall ing ▁for ▁someone ▁who ▁you ▁maybe ▁shouldn ' t ▁fall ▁for , ▁but ▁you ▁can ' t ▁stop ▁yourself ▁because ▁there ' s ▁such ▁a ▁connection ▁and ▁chem istry ." ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁" S par ks ▁Fly " ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics . ▁Rob ▁She ff ield ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁pra ised ▁Swift ' s ▁vocals ▁on ▁" S par ks ▁Fly ", ▁comment ing ▁that ▁her ▁voice ▁in ▁such ▁an ▁up be