Cherry On Top – English Lyrics

• By: Kali Uchis

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Kali Uchis's "Cherry On Top" to experience lyrics steeped in heartfelt emotion and clear expressions of devotion. This song is special because it articulates the beauty of setting clear relationship boundaries while celebrating a love that feels like the perfect finishing touch to life's moments.

[English]

If you should need more than I can give

I just don't think you and I could be

No need to make believe in some false discipline

Just let me leave

But if you're strong, like a man should be

We'll get along, let me be feminine

No one can steal our joy

When we've locked it away

And hidden the key

I, I feel warm as a fresh apple pie

When you're holding my hand and look me in my eyes

Sparks fly like the Fourth of July

You're the cherry on top, and you're all that I've got

'Cause you're mine

Because you're mine

Because you're mine for the rest of your life

Never just for the night, just keep doing it right

Like a man should do, we'll get along

Never misconstrue the things we know are true

Like the love that we grew

Who cares what they say?

...

So if you're strong, like a man should be

We'll get along, let me be feminine

No one can steal our joy

When we've locked it away

And hidden the key

I, I feel warm as a fresh apple pie

When you're holding my hand and look me in my eyes

Sparks fly like the Fourth of July

You're the cherry on top, and you're all that I've got

'Cause you're mine

Because you're mine

Because you're mine for the rest of your life

Never just for the night, just keep doing it right

Running away, away, away

Running away, away, away

Running away, running away

Running away, away, away

Running away, away

Dee-ba-da-la-da-da-day

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important
strong /strɒŋ/ A2	adjective - having a lot of physical power
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great happiness or pleasure
feminine /ˈfɛmɪnɪn/ B2	adjective - having qualities traditionally associated with women
locked /lɒkt/ B1	verb - to secure something with a lock
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put somewhere where you cannot see it
warm /wɔːrm/ B2	adjective - having a comfortable temperature that is between hot and cool
apple /ˈæp.əl/ A1	noun - a round fruit with red or green skin
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings
top /tɒp/ A1	noun - the highest point of something
life /laɪf/ B1	noun - the period during which someone or something is alive

Key Grammar Structures

• If you should need more than I can give

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'should' to express a hypothetical situation in the present with an unlikely condition. Here, 'should need' implies a situation that is contrary to fact.

• No need to make believe in some false discipline

  ➔ Negative Construction with 'No need'

  ➔ The phrase 'No need' is used to express that something is unnecessary. It is followed by the infinitive form of the verb 'to make believe'.

• Just let me leave

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood to give a direct command or request. 'Let me leave' is a polite way of asking for permission.

• When we've locked it away

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'have'

  ➔ The present perfect is used to describe an action that occurred in the past and has results that are relevant in the present. 'We've locked' indicates a completed action with present relevance.

• You're the cherry on top, and you're all that I've got

  ➔ Present Simple with Contraction

  ➔ The present simple is used to describe a general truth or a habitual action. The contraction 'you're' is a shortened form of 'you are'.

• Because you're mine for the rest of your life

  ➔ Present Simple in Future Context

  ➔ The present simple is sometimes used to express future time when the future is fixed or certain. 'You're mine' here refers to a future state that is considered definite.

• Never just for the night, just keep doing it right

  ➔ Adverb of Frequency 'Never'

  ➔ The adverb 'never' is used to indicate that something does not happen at any time. It emphasizes the absence of an action.

• Running away, away, away

  ➔ Gerund as Subject

  ➔ The gerund form 'running' is used as the subject of the sentence. It represents an action that is happening.