Meghan Trainor, Rainbow | Music Lifts

In the 30^th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by Grammy-winning pop artist, Meghan Trainor,  performing, “Rainbow.”

Welcome to Lit Music That Lifts (LMTL), or Music Lifts for short! This column picks up where Sunday Refresh leaves off, yet it hits different.  Like its predecessor, Music Lifts seeks to highlight songs that encourage, inspire, and uplift the spirit; songs that exude fortitude, positivity, and resolve, even in the face of adversity.  Featured songs aren’t genre-specific; songs may or may not be faith-based. The goal is for these songs to make you feel better – be LIFTED to new heights!  So, for the 30^th edition of Music Lifts (2022), we highlight “Rainbow” as performed by Meghan Trainor.

“You’re as colorful as a rainbow / You’re as bright as the moon / Everyone can see your halo /Everybody but you,” Grammy-winning pop artist Meghan Trainor asserts on “Rainbow”.  “Rainbow” appears as the eighth track on her fourth studio album, Takin’ It Back, released in the fall of 2022.  In the inspiring chorus on this retro pop cut (regarding the sound), Trainor continues singing, “Go and show ‘em all your rainbow / You’ll feel better when you do / Come on out when the rain goes / ‘Cause this world’s gonna love you.”  “Rainbow” was written by Trainor, Andrew Haas, Ian Franzino, and  Teddy Geiger.  Geiger produces alongside Gian Stone and Afterhrs.

In the first verse, Meghan sees this person struggling.  Despite the fact that the people – the world – doesn’t understand such struggles, she plays the role of encourager, making it crystal clear, “But you ain’t alone / No, no, when it’s getting dark / I’m a light you up, my love.” Similarly, in the second verse, she uplifts them despite their doubts and self-esteem issues. “‘Cause you beautiful, you intelligent / You emotional, but you the baddest bitch,” she sings, continuing, “Ain’t no one compared, so why you care / What anybody says about you?” She has a point.  Ultimately, it leads to the crowning achievement, the rainbow-laden chorus, as well as the post-chorus, where Meghan makes it crystal clear, “They gonna love you.” “Rainbow” is a pristine example of lit music that lifts.

Meghan Trainor • Takin’ It Back • Epic • 2022

Meghan Trainor, “Rainbow”: Music Lifts No. 30 (2022) [: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Curb, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Word Entertainment]