Friday Night Gear Change

I've only just noticed that there's a gear change in "This Kiss" by Faith Hill. The song is in E but the chorus that starts straight after the middle eight at 1 min 54 secs is in F#. I suspect that the actual gear change is during the middle eight itself, but I can't quite work it out, there's something a bit odd in there, but middle eights are supposed to sound a bit odd.