Palmer made her acting debut in Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004). She later appeared in the television film The Wool Cap (2004), and had her breakthrough starring in the drama film Akeelah and the Bee (2006). Her debut studio album, So Uncool, was released in 2007, and she progressed as a child actress with roles in Madea's Family Reunion (2006), Jump In! (2007), The Longshots (2008) and Shrink (2009). She played a number of roles on Nickelodeon, such as the title character in the sitcom True Jackson, VP (2008–2011), providing the voice of Aisha in the Nickelodeon revival of Winx Club (2011–2014), and headlining the television film Rags (2012).
Palmer made her transition to mature roles with the VH1 biographical film CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013). From 2014 to 2015 she starred as Ella in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella on Broadway. She has since starred in television series such as the Fox satirical horror series Scream Queens (2015–2016), the Epix drama series Berlin Station (2017–2019), the slasher series Scream (2019), and the Facebook Watch series Turnt Up with the Taylors (2021) for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award. She also starred in films such as Animal (2014), Pimp (2018), Hustlers (2019) and Jordan Peele's Nope (2022)
Since So Uncool, Palmer has released three EPs: Lauren (2016), Virgo Tendencies, Pt. I (2019) and Virgo Tendencies, Pt. II (2020). She hosted the talk show Just Keke (2014) and co-hosted the talk show Strahan, Sara and Keke (2019–2020), the latter earning her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host.
RAINBOW
Keke Palmer Lyrics
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But you're giving me this feeling that we're drifting apart
You don't come to me like you use to and I don't cry on your shoulder
I'm trying to understand this before darkness takes over
Did we lose touch cause' I didn't show you love?
Did I say too much, didn't I say enough?
Did I let you down last time you came around?
It's like our rainbow's fading to black and white
And I just don't know why we have to fight
Do we have a problem? Can we resolve it?
Is it something that we gotta talk about? Can we figure it out?
'Cause if we can't make it work, make it right
Our rainbow's gonna turn to black and white
White, white, white, white
The distance between us is growing everyday
Filling up with words, we had no chance to say
What we had was like magic, we?d always thought the same thing
I'm afraid we might lose that, the colors are already changing
Did we lose touch cause' I didn't show you love?
Did I say too much, didn't I say enough?
Did I let you down last time you came around?
I hate to see you pull away
It's like our rainbow's fading to black and white
And I just don't know why we have to fight
Do we have a problem? Can we resolve it?
Is it something that we gotta talk about? Can we figure it out?
'Cause if we can't make it work, make it right
Our rainbow's gonna turn to black and white
Rainbow, the shades have turned to black and white
Every color disappears when you're not here
Our rainbow turns to black and white
Can we resolve it? We gotta get over it
The shades have turned to black and white
Every color disappears when you're not here
Our rainbow turns to black and white
Can we resolve it? We gotta get over it
I just wish we could go back to the way we were before as friends
I mean right now it just seems like something?s wrong
No more fights, no more violence
Wanna be best friends
Just doesn't make sense, I mean I know how it can be
We all get times when I just wished we wouldn't come to this
Can we get over this? We gotta get over it
No, no, no, no, no, no, oh
Keke Palmer’s song Rainbow talks about the fading and dissolving relationship between two friends, who once were inseparable. The artist highlights that drifting apart from someone who was once very close can be very painful and depressing. The lyrics of the song suggest that the artist is trying to understand what went wrong and trying to fix it before the relationship dies a natural death.
The song mentions the ups and downs of friendship, how sometimes it is hard to keep it going, how little misunderstandings can result in a complete end of a relationship. The artist asks if the friendship has lost its core because sufficient love wasn't shown, or they have not expressed what they feel about each other. The artist proposes that they can resolve their differences by speaking about it and figuring it out, or else the friendship will keep fading until all the colors of friendship turn into black and white. The song concludes with the artist wanting to reverse their issues, wanting to return to their former selves and the friendship to be pure and not so complicated.
Line by Line Meaning
We were so close like two souls in one heart
We had an incredibly strong bond and connection, like we were two halves of the same whole.
But you're giving me this feeling that we're drifting apart
I feel like we're growing further apart, and it's coming from your end.
You don't come to me like you use to and I don't cry on your shoulder
We used to be each other's support system, but now we're not there for each other like we used to be.
I'm trying to understand this before darkness takes over
I want to figure out what's happening between us before things get worse and we lose what we have completely.
Did we lose touch cause' I didn't show you love?
Did we grow apart because I didn't express my affection for you enough?
Did I say too much, didn't I say enough?
Did I reveal too much about my feelings, or not enough?
Did I let you down last time you came around?
Did I disappoint you or fail to be there for you the last time we were together?
I hate to see you pull away
I don't want to lose you or see you distance yourself from me.
It's like our rainbow's fading to black and white
Our once vibrant and colorful connection is becoming dull and lifeless.
And I just don't know why we have to fight
I don't understand why we're having conflicts and disagreements.
Do we have a problem? Can we resolve it?
Is there an issue between us that needs addressing? Can we work through it?
Is it something that we gotta talk about? Can we figure it out?
Should we have a conversation about what's happening and try to come to a solution?
'Cause if we can't make it work, make it right
If we can't repair our relationship and make things right between us, then what's the point?
Our rainbow's gonna turn to black and white
Our once beautiful and colorful relationship will become dull and lifeless.
The distance between us is growing everyday
We're becoming more and more distant from each other every day.
Filling up with words, we had no chance to say
There are unspoken thoughts and feelings between us that are beginning to build up.
What we had was like magic, we?d always thought the same thing
Our connection used to feel so special and seamless, like we were always on the same page.
I'm afraid we might lose that, the colors are already changing
I'm worried that we're losing what we had, and that our relationship is already starting to change for the worse.
Rainbow, the shades have turned to black and white
The colorful and vibrant connection that we used to have is now dull and lifeless.
Every color disappears when you're not here
Everything feels bleak and empty when you're not around.
Can we resolve it? We gotta get over it
Can we work through our issues and move forward? We can't keep dragging this on.
I just wish we could go back to the way we were before as friends
I miss the closeness we had as friends and I wish we could just go back to that.
I mean right now it just seems like something?s wrong
There's definitely a problem between us that we need to address.
No more fights, no more violence
I don't want things to escalate or get any worse between us.
Wanna be best friends
I want to regain the close friendship we used to have before everything went wrong.
It doesn't make sense, I mean I know how it can be
Our current situation feels confusing and frustrating, even though I know that relationships can be complicated at times.
We all get times when I just wished we wouldn't come to this
We all experience periods of conflict and turmoil in our relationships, but I wish we could have avoided this.
No, no, no, no, no, no, oh
This situation is causing me a lot of stress and anxiety, and I'm hoping we can work through it together.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: KEKE PALMER, LOREAL PALMER, TOBIAS GAD
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