In addition, Cafiero has assembled a posse of colossal visual artists to complete an over-the-top, high-energy-bursting-with-color package, including original Topps bubble-gum card guru John Pound (Wacky Packs artist and creator of the Garbage Pail Kids); Space Monkeys designer and urban legend Dalek; Batman and Justice League wizard Butch Lukic; and Tragnark.
CAFIERO: “This is a combination of everything that has inspired me, of everything that I am. Japanese anime and toys, my love of punk rock and pop culture, and especially the defining 1970s bands of New York. More than anything, my heroes, The Ramones, taught me that punk rock is fun."
Love Comes in Spurts
Osaka Popstar & the American Legends of Punk Lyrics
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Who wanted love that was wild
Though tight as slow motion
But crazed with devotion
A whole other notion
I was fourteen and a half
And it wasn't no laugh
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts (it always hurts)
I just can't get wise
To those tragical lies
Though I now know the facts
They still cut like an axe
Cuz love comes in spurts
In dangerous flirts
And it murders your heart
They didn't tell you that part
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
I just can't get wise
To those tragical lies
Though I now know the facts
They still cut like an axe
Cuz love comes in spurts
In dangerous flirts
And it murders your heart
They didn't tell you that part
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
Love comes in spurts
The song "Love Comes in Spurts" by Osaka Popstar & the American Legends of Punk explores the theme of love and its unpredictability. The lyrics recount the experience of a young person who craves love but has found it to be tumultuous and, at times, painful. The singer speaks of wanting wild love, but instead finds it slow and tight, which leads to a crazed devotion that is bordering on insanity. Even though the singer is now aware of the facts, this does not alter the emotional pain caused by love when it comes in unpredictable bursts.
The words of the song act as a warning, suggesting that love is not always good for us and that it has the potential to harm. The use of the phrase "dangerous flirts" highlights the danger of being seduced into believing that love is pure and innocent when it can be destructive to our well-being. The repetition of the phrase "Love comes in spurts" emphasizes the erratic nature of love and how difficult it can be to navigate.
Overall, the song presents a somber message about the unpredictability of love and how we can be vulnerable to its sudden bursts, causing emotional pain that is hard to shake.
Line by Line Meaning
I was a child
I was young and inexperienced
Who wanted love that was wild
I desired passionate and exciting love
Though tight as slow motion
Even though the love was slow and controlled
But crazed with devotion
I was obsessed and devoted to love
Insane with devotion
My devotion to love was uncontrollable and irrational
A whole other notion
This was a completely different concept of love
I was fourteen and a half
I was a teenager
And it wasn't no laugh
And it definitely wasn't funny
Love comes in spurts
Love is unpredictable and sudden
It always hurts
It is always painful
I just can't get wise
I can't become knowledgeable and experienced enough
To those tragical lies
To those heartbreaking and deceitful lies
Though I now know the facts
Even though I am now aware of the truth
They still cut like an axe
The pain is still excruciating
In dangerous flirts
When love is risky and flirtatious
And it murders your heart
And it destroys your emotions and feelings
They didn't tell you that part
They didn't warn me about this aspect of love
Contributed by Alaina I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.