Dandelions are also mentioned in the poem " Violet bent backwards over the grass".Being wild is also mentioned in " Nectar of the Gods" ," Never Let Me Go", " Wild at Heart", and " Wild One".Vocalist Lana Del Rey makes atmospheric, orchestral, retro-60s-sounding pop that showcases her torchy image and sensuously husky singing style. The word "ghost" is also used in " Elvis". Lana Del Rey, Soundtrack: The Great Gatsby.Cherries are also mentioned in " Cherry", " Carmen", " Blue Madonna", and " Black Beauty".There is a direct reference to " Cruel World", which also appears in " Nectar of the Gods", " Hollywood's Dead" and is also used in the live introduction for " Cola".Jesus is also mentioned in " Body Electric", the demo version of " Trash Magic", " I Talk to Jesus", " Diet Mountain Dew", " Mariners Apartment Complex" and " Tulsa Jesus Freak".The phrase "tall, tan" also appears in " American".
On July 4, 2021, Del Rey "liked" a post on Instagram which alluded to the official release of leaked songs "Cherry Blossom" and " Thunder" on the album. These posts sparked rumors that the song will feature on her upcoming album Blue Banisters, which were later confirmed. Del Rey reposted her picture to Twitter the same day, with a longer caption that included the next line "What you don't tell no one you can tell me". On March 22, 2021, Del Rey referenced the song in an Instagram post with the caption "Swing it high Angelina on your sycamore tree".
The full session of 18 stems leaked on November 16, 2020. The first demo leaked on Februand the second demo leaked on October 23, 2020. The official instrumental leaked on May 4, 2019, and the acapella leaked on November 7, 2020.
The full version leaked minutes later on a Tumblr account. On May 1, 2019, a snippet of the song was leaked via Instagram, but it was quickly deleted. I was reminded of a lullaby I wrote years ago called Cherry Blossom". She captioned the post saying: "It’s so hot out today and all the birds are singing. On June 18, 2016, Del Rey posted a video of herself singing an a cappella snippet of the song on Instagram. They were both recorded in the studio with Fabrizio Argiolas, though he is ultimately not credited on the song at all. Both songs were originally intended to be included on Del Rey's third studio album and second major-label studio album, Ultraviolence, but were ultimately cut from the final tracklist. Three takes of the song were recorded in 2013, during the same session as " Nectar of the Gods".