In Deseos de Usar y Tirar, Australian rocker Bunbury paints a cinematic portrait of a passion so intense it feels like a constant state of emergency. The lover’s eyes are “espadas,” piercing right to the bone, filling the singer with sound and color whether in shadow or light. Their dance needs no melody; her presence alone guides him toward his “best version.” Against a backdrop of fleeting modern romances—those quick “use-and-throw-away” desires—the singer clings to a connection that feels almost supernatural.
Bunbury contrasts today’s disposable culture with a love capable of containing wild horses until dawn. He admits he once chased many identities, but now wonders what could possibly follow an experience this transformative. The nod to Nick Cave—“you are not your past”—hints at rebirth through love, sealed with “the promise of a major chord.” Ultimately, the song celebrates a relationship powerful enough to stand still while the rest of the world races by, turning a critique of modern ephemerality into an anthem of enduring intimacy.