The first and most meaningful Taylor Swift song I wanted to talk about is “Sparks Fly.” This song takes me back to Sundays in my camp’s dining hall screaming and jumping to the song so hard that I get scared the wooden floors will cave in. I had already heard this song live on the Speak Now tour, but having the opportunity to hear it as one of my surprise songs during the Eras Tour made me realize how much this song truly meant to me. Growing up, I went to an all-girls summer camp in Brevard, NC, where I made lifelong friends and am forever grateful for being able to attend. Summer camp is a place where you can make genuine connections with others without the influence of social media and truly be yourself without judgment. A place where I can sing Taylor Swift at the top of my lungs, wear weird one-piece bathing suits, and laugh obnoxiously without anyone telling me to be quiet. Although we love all of Taylor’s songs at camp, “Sparks Fly” is the most significant because we call the rising sophomore campers “sparks” because they start the fire at Sunday Campfire. This song never fails to make me smile and long to be back at the Heavenly. Be a Great Girl!

Behind the Lyrics:
Taylor actually wrote this song way before she released it and played it for the first time in 2008. Fans kept requesting the song for her to play, so she decided to add it to her album Speak Now. Taylor explains the song is about “falling for someone who you maybe shouldn’t fall for, but you can’t stop yourself because there’s such a connection and chemistry.” This message encapsulates being a teenage girl who is infatuated with someone that they put on a pedestal who maybe they shouldn’t. Personally, I love the chorus: “Meet me in the pouring rain, kiss me on the sidewalk take away the pain” because there is nothing better than a romantic gesture and kissing in the rain (speaking strictly from a viewer of a Romcom perspective). I mean think of all the iconic movie scenes: The Notebook, Dear John, Spider-Man, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, need I go on? I guess what I am trying to say is I totally agree with younger Taylor and will continue to romanticize kissing in the rain.