Kelendria Trené Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress and tele… Read Full Bio ↴Kelendria Trené Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During the group's three-year hiatus, Rowland released her debut solo studio album, Simply Deep (2002), which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 3 million copies worldwide. It included the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Dilemma" (with Nelly), as well as the UK top-five hits "Stole" and "Can't Nobody". Rowland also ventured into acting with starring roles in the successful films Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and The Seat Filler (2005).

Following the disbanding of Destiny's Child in 2006, Rowland released her second studio album, Ms. Kelly (2007). In 2009, she hosted the first season of The Fashion Show, and was featured on David Guetta's "When Love Takes Over", which topped the charts in several countries. Its success influenced Rowland to explore electronic dance music on her third studio album, Here I Am (2011). Her fourth album, Talk a Good Game (2013), became her third top-ten album on the US Billboard 200 chart. Rowland was a television judge on the eighth season of The X Factor UK (2011), as well as the third season of The X Factor USA (2013). She has continued her television career by hosting Chasing Destiny (2016) and starred as a coach on The Voice Australia (2017–2020).

Throughout her career, Rowland has sold over 40 million records as a solo artist, and a further 60 million records with Destiny's Child. Her work has earned her several awards and nominations, including five Grammy Awards, one Billboard Music Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards. Rowland has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as part of Destiny's Child, and as a solo artist, she has been honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and Essence for her contributions to music. In 2014, Fuse ranked Rowland in their "100 Most Award-Winning Artists" list at number 20.

Turn It Up
Kelly Rowland Lyrics

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I can tear the whole world down
I can tear the whole world down
I guess it's bad enough I'm drinking til I smile
I can tear the whole world down
I can tear the whole world down
I guess its sad enough I'm thinking of your child

I can tell her, I could tell her that you said you loved me

I can tell her that you're so unhappy
Instead I'm sipping till I'm empty
Empty, I'm sipping til I'm empty
I can tell her everything you told me
I can make her feel just like me
Instead I'm sipping till I'm empty
Empty, I'm sipping til I'm empty

Turn it up, turn it up now
Buy another round
Turn it up, turn it up now
Shots all around
Turn it up, turn it up now
Buy another round
Turn it up, turn it up now
Shots going down

Turn it up, turn it, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it up

I can tell the whole world now
I can tell the whole world now
That I had no idea that you were loving her
I should tell your old girl now
I should tell your old girl now
Just to let her know how bad its gonna hurt
(And you know its gonna hurt so bad)

I can tell her, I could tell her that you said you loved me
I can tell her that you're so unhappy
Instead I'm sipping till I'm empty
Empty, I'm sipping til I'm empty
I can tell her everything you told me
I can make her feel just like me

Instead I'm sipping till I'm empty
Empty, I'm sipping till I'm empty

Turn it up, turn it up now
Buy another round
Turn it up, turn it up now
Shots all around
Turn it up, turn it up now
Buy another round
Turn it up, turn it up now
Shots going down

Turn it up, turn it, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it, turn it up
Turn it up, turn it up

What goes around, comes around, goes around
Buy another round, buy another round
What goes around, comes around, goes around
Buy another round, buy another round
What goes around, comes around, goes around
Buy another round, buy another round
What goes around, comes around, goes around
Buy another round, buy another round

Turn it up, turn it up
Turn it up now, shots all around
Turn it up, turn it up
Turn it up now, shots going down

Turn it up, turn it, turn it up
Turn it up now, buy another round
Turn it up, turn it, turn it up
Turn it up now, shots going down

Turn it up, turn it, turn it up
Turn it up now, buy another round

Turn it up, turn it, turn it up
Turn it up now, shots going down

Overall Meaning

In the song "Turn It Up" by Kelly Rowland, the singer is expressing her pain and sadness over a lover who has betrayed her. She is drinking to numb the pain and is tempted to reveal the truth to the person the lover has moved on to, but instead chooses to drown her sorrows. She repeats the lines "I can tear the whole world down/I guess it's bad enough I'm drinking til I smile/I can tear the whole world down/I guess its sad enough I'm thinking of your child" to emphasize her anger and hurt.

The chorus "Turn it up, turn it up now/ Buy another round/ Shots all around/ Shots going down" shows that Kelly is trying to forget about her problems and have a good time by drinking and partying with friends. She knows that what goes around comes around and one day her lover will face the consequences of his actions. The lyrics "I should tell your old girl now/ Just to let her know how bad its gonna hurt" also suggest that Kelly wants revenge and wants her lover's new partner to feel the same pain she is going through.

Line by Line Meaning

I can tear the whole world down
The singer has the power to bring the entire world to its knees

I guess it's bad enough I'm drinking till I smile
The singer is so unhappy that she is drinking herself into oblivion

I can tell her, I could tell her that you said you loved me
The singer knows a secret about her ex and could tell his new girlfriend

Instead I'm sipping till I'm empty
Rather than causing drama, the singer is resorting to drinking to deal with her emotions

Turn it up, turn it up now. Buy another round
The singer is trying to drown out her problems with alcohol and partying

I can tell the whole world now. That I had no idea that you were loving her
The singer is hurt that her ex was cheating on her and wants to reveal the truth

I should tell your old girl now. Just to let her know how bad its gonna hurt
The singer wants to warn her ex's new girlfriend about the pain she's about to experience

What goes around, comes around, goes around. Buy another round, buy another round
The singer believes in karma and thinks that her ex will get what he deserves

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sentric Music, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHN CONTE JR., PRISCILLA HAMILTON, RODNEY JERKINS, THOMAS LUMPKINS

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