Efflix 9. Pluto: Gateway Beyond the Solar System

Past Pluto, no road remains
Gateway open

The Sun is just a coin behind
Pluto turns beneath our lights
The final beacon marks the line
Between our history and night
Earth is fading on the screen
One last voice comes through to me
Pluto, gateway beyond the Sun
Last little light before the dark
All of the worlds we knew behind us
All of the stars ahead unmarked
Pluto, keep the doorway open
Till the Earth becomes a spark
We have reached the end of home now —
Not the end of who we are
The message says, “Return today
Your final window slips away”
I hold my hand above the switch
The engines wait, the cabin shifts
Homeward course is still available
But home is more than where we start
It is the light we carry on
Pluto, gateway beyond the Sun
Last little light before the dark
All of the worlds we knew behind us
All of the stars ahead unmarked
Pluto, keep the doorway open
Till the Earth becomes a spark
We have reached the end of home now —
Not the end of who we are

Mercury gave us fire and light
Venus taught the leaves our names
Earth became a distant future
Mars still carried ancient flames
Jupiter made kingdoms smaller
Saturn bent the road through time
Ice and oceans held our voices —
Every world has led us here
Pluto, gateway beyond the Sun
Leave one light beside the dark
All of the worlds we knew behind us
All of their wonder in our hearts
Pluto, close the door behind us
Let the Earth become a spark
We have reached the end of home now —
And the universe can start
Solar link lost