Cherry Flavoured – English Lyrics

• By: The Neighbourhood
• Album: Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Cherry Flavoured' to explore English through its smooth, atmospheric lyrics. This song is perfect for learners looking to understand emotive storytelling and the use of sensory metaphors in contemporary indie-pop.

[English]

Sweet and sour motivation

...

Wish I could keep concentration

...

I've been getting high

It's keeping me low now

I'm doing it alone now

I think I gotta slow down

And I know I

I gotta take control now

But I sold my soul

A long time ago

I feel like a ghost now

...

Cherry flavoured conversations with you

Got me hanging on

Down to earth from all the waiting

Take me somewhere beyond

I've been getting high

But I don't ever stay up, nah, nah

I feel like I'm fading, yeah

Give me stimulation now

Get me to the next level

Come on, give me levitation, God

Slow dancin' with the devil

Sent my soul on a little vacation, hey

I've been getting high

It's keeping me low now

I'm doing it alone now

I think I gotta slow down

And I know I

I gotta take control now

But I sold my soul

A long time ago

I feel like a ghost now

...

Cherry flavoured conversations

...

Devil boy

...

Body toy

Crow, crow

Body toy

Crow, crow

I tried to drown all the pills

I wish they'd-

Lover boy

Crow

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
motivation /ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ B2	noun - the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.
concentration /ˌkɑːnsənˈtreɪʃən/ B1	noun - the action or process of focusing all one's attention.
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events. verb - determine the behavior or supervise the running of.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal.
ghost /ɡoʊst/ A2	noun - the spirit of a dead person.
conversations /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃənz/ B1	noun - a talk between two or more people.
hanging /ˈhæŋɪŋ/ A2	verb - to be suspended or attached to something.
fading /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ B1	verb - gradually becoming faint or disappearing.
stimulation /ˌstɪmjuˈleɪʃən/ B2	noun - the act of causing someone to be more active or excited.
levitation /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/ C1	noun - the action of rising or causing something to rise into the air.
vacation /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ A2	noun - an extended period of leisure and recreation.
devil /ˈdɛvəl/ A2	noun - the personification of evil.
toy /tɔɪ/ A1	noun - an object for a child to play with.
drown /draʊn/ B1	verb - die from submersion in water.
pills /pɪlz/ A2	noun - a small, solid medicinal substance.
lover /ˈlʌvər/ A2	noun - a person with whom one is in love.

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been getting high

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ This tense describes an action that started in the past and is continuing up to the present. The use of 'been' emphasizes the duration of the action of getting high. "I've" is a contraction of "I have".

• I think I gotta slow down

  ➔ Modal Verb + Auxiliary Verb + Infinitive

  ➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial contraction of "got to", functioning as a modal verb expressing necessity. It's combined with 'slow down' in the infinitive form. The 'I think' adds a layer of uncertainty or consideration.

• But I sold my soul

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ A straightforward statement of a past action – selling one's soul. The verb 'sold' is in the simple past tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• I feel like a ghost now

  ➔ Expletive 'like' + Noun Phrase

  ➔ The word 'like' here isn't a preposition; it's an expletive, a filler word used to introduce a comparison or feeling. It's common in informal speech. The phrase 'a ghost' functions as a noun phrase, representing a state of being.