"'Pluto Drive' is the first time I've really written lyrics. I've never wri… Read Full Bio ↴"'Pluto Drive' is the first time I've really written lyrics. I've never written lyrics for Siouxsie & The Banshees, apart from one B-side ('Cuckoo') - Steve and Sue always write the lyrics, alone or together. That's another difference: with The Banshees, sometimes one person will come up with an idea, but the three or the five of us will all introduce parts. The Creatures is the speed and just two people, the short democratic move."
"'Pluto' was one of four wild drum tracks I did in Spain. The drums had taken nearly the whole month to settle in with the heat and the humidity, and I ended up doing these four tracks just before we had to leave. The drum sound in this place was immense, with archways in the room, and a big cellar underneath — a real cacophony of sound."
"On this, we had the fast triplets which pulls you into one foot-tapping mode, and then the drums come right across this. I just locked into the beat and it was hypnotic — I held the beat for about ten minutes. The hi-hat's doing the offbeats and I'm sitting on top of that."
(Budgie)

Pluto Drive
The Creatures Lyrics

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Let's go to Pluto, the atmosphere's clear
We'll be really cool there with nothing to fear
Let's go to Pluto, it's cold and it's damp
Where children are heroes, death is high camp

I want to see Pluto... I want to have fun
I want to turn blue under an alien sun
Oh let me see Pluto, it seems such a gas

With oceans of methane and petrified grass

Let's go to Pluto
Let's live on the dot
See the bad moon rising in a lunacy knot

Come one let's do Pluto
It's really not far
An unleaded dream drive to the prettiest star
I want to see Pluto, but maybe I'll wait
'Til the world turns to meet its plutonium fate
The days will be long here, the years will be more
Let's go to Pluto like we did before

Let's go to Pluto

Let's live on the dot
See the bad moon rising in a lunacy knot.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Creatures' song Pluto Drive combine an escapist technological futurism with a fascination for the distant, practically unreachable ninth planet of the solar system. On one hand, they express an exhilarating desire for adventure and novelty, a willingness to embrace the unknown and the outlandish. Pluto is hailed as a destination that promises something new and thrilling, a place where the rules are different and the stakes are high. On the other hand, the lyrics also convey a sense of mortality and a fascination for death, which permeates the entire song. The mention of children as heroes and death as high camp underscores the surrealistic and ironic tone of the lyrics, turning the idea of visiting Pluto into an absurd, macabre fantasy.

At the same time, the lyrics of Pluto Drive also reflect a subliminal critique of contemporary society and its maddening, soul-deadening routines. The yearning for a radically different reality, for a place where things are not as they seem, where the imagination can run wild, could be read as a metaphor for the desire to break free from the shackles of consumerism, conformity, and social conditioning. In this sense, Pluto becomes a symbol of a utopian alternative, a place where one can be truly oneself and escape the traps of meaninglessness and despair that surround us on Earth.

Overall, the lyrics of Pluto Drive straddle the line between fantasy and reality, between the yearning for new horizons and the dread of the inevitable. They are an invitation to dream, to explore the boundaries of the possible, but also a reminder of our own frailty and mortality.

Line by Line Meaning

Let's go to Pluto, the atmosphere's clear
We should go to Pluto, where the air is pure and transparent.

We'll be really cool there with nothing to fear
In Pluto, we'll be trendy without any worries.

Let's go to Pluto, it's cold and it's damp
We should take a trip to Pluto, which is chilly and moist.

Where children are heroes, death is high camp
On Pluto, the youngsters are champions and death is an extravagant spectacle.

I want to see Pluto... I want to have fun
I desire to observe the mysteries of Pluto and to revel in its wonder.

I want to turn blue under an alien sun
I aspire to change my skin color to blue in the light of Pluto's strange star.

Oh let me see Pluto, it seems such a gas
Oh, please let me behold Pluto, it appears so incredible.

With oceans of methane and petrified grass
Pluto has oceans full of methane and a field of solidified vegetation.

Let's go to Pluto
We should journey to Pluto.

Let's live on the dot
Let's dwell on Pluto, a tiny celestial body.

See the bad moon rising in a lunacy knot
The distressed moon is ascending in an erratic manner.

Come one let's do Pluto
Let us visit Pluto.

It's really not far
The distance to Pluto is not actually that great.

An unleaded dream drive to the prettiest star
A fantasy road trip to the most stunning star, free from lead contamination.

I want to see Pluto, but maybe I'll wait
I would like to see Pluto, but I might be more patient and wait until the planet undergoes a radioactive disaster.

'Til the world turns to meet its plutonium fate
Until the world transforms to confront its radioactive destiny.

The days will be long here, the years will be more
The days in Pluto are lengthy, and the years are prolonged.

Let's go to Pluto like we did before
We should go to Pluto just as we previously did.

Let's live on the dot
Let's make our dwelling on Pluto, a tiny celestial body.

See the bad moon rising in a lunacy knot.
Observe the frenzied ascent of the forlorn moon.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: PETER EDWARD CLARKE, SUSAN JANET BALLION

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