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  From start to finish, Alexandra Maillot challenges how we think about songs with "Cherry Pit"   Soft synths bring in big beats with the vocals at first.  It feels like we're winding through the opening, but then these guitar notes just cut through so raw until we reach toward the second half of the song which just becomes louder and a lot bigger somehow as well.   Musically this song is not verse/chorus/verse but rather quiet/loud, which is not something you hear as often but I think for how it puts the emphasis on the subject of the lyrics it works. Even without the traditional song structure musically, there are still lyrics which repeat: such as the opening lines about how "I pulled up to your house / I didn't want to get out".  What could be considered the chorus as well (Though I don't feel like it is in a traditional sense) sings about being the "Cherry Pit" and that does repeat as well.  The mood set for this can feel hypnotic at t...