From Oh Land’s third album, Wish Bone, Cherry On Top is a down-tempo ballad with a hip-hop beat set against pretty piano keys, and twinkling synth sounds.
It tells the story of a friend who has alienated the people around them through their fixation on an impossible goal.
[Verse 1]
Small boy, big teeth
Going in for a bite
Small words, big dreams
Spilling ink on your life
And now the champagne's raining on your window
And you're all alone
Dream house built inside a snow globe
But there's no one home
[Pre-Chorus]
Slow down, slow down, slow down, slow down
[Chorus]
You can have it all, but you'll never stop
'Cause all you'll ever want is the cherry on top
And all you ever dreamed of, it ain't enough
You'll never fill that hole with the cherry on top
And you can have it all, but you'll never stop
'Cause all you'll ever want is the cherry on top
And all you ever dreamed of, it ain't enough
You'll never fill that hole with the cherry on top
[Post-Chorus]
Slow down, slow down, slow down
You'll never fill that hole with the cherry, with the cherry on top
[Verse 2]
Too late, freight train
Spinning out of control
And I've been waiting at every station
You didn't notice at all
Looking for a rose without a thorn
Trapped in your thoughts
And there'll never be a calm before the storm
When you missed the drops
[Pre-Chorus]
Slow down, slow down, slow down, slow down
[Chorus]
You can have it all, but you'll never stop
'Cause all you'll ever want is the cherry on top
And all you ever dreamed of, it ain't enough
You'll never fill that hole with the cherry on top
And you can have it all, but you'll never stop
'Cause all you'll ever want is the cherry on top
And all you ever dreamed of, it ain't enough
You'll never fill that hole with the cherry on top
[Post-Chorus]
Slow down, slow down, slow down
You'll never fill that hole with the cherry, with the cherry on top
[Refrain]
And now the champagne's raining on your window
And you're all alone
Dream house built inside a snow globe
But there's no one home
[Chorus]
You can have it all, but you'll never stop
'Cause all you'll ever want is the cherry on top
And all you ever dreamed of, it ain't enough
You'll never fill that hole with the cherry on top
And you can have it all, but you'll never stop
'Cause all you'll ever want is the cherry on top
And all you ever dreamed of, it ain't enough
You'll never fill that hole with the cherry on top
[Post-Chorus]
Slow down, slow down, slow down
You'll never fill that hole with the cherry, with the cherry on top
Cherry on Top was written by Oh Land & E. Kidd Bogart & Emanuel Kiriakou.
Cherry on Top was produced by David Andrew Sitek.
Oh Land released Cherry on Top on Mon Sep 16 2013.