Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton from the Valve game Portal
[Verse]
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This was a triumph
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I’m making a note here: huge success
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It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction
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Aperture Science
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We do what we must because we can
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For the good of all of us
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Except the ones who are dead
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But there’s no sense crying over every mistake
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You just keep on trying till you run out of cake
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And the science gets done and you make a neat gun
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For the people who are still alive
[Verse 2]
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I’m not even angry
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I’m being so sincere right now
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Even though you broke my heart and killed me
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And tore me to pieces
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And threw every piece into a fire
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As they burned it hurt because
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I was so happy for you
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Now these points of data make a beautiful line
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And we’re out of beta, we’re releasing on time
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So I’m glad I got burned, think of all the things we learned
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For the people who are still alive
[Verse 3]
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Go ahead and leave me
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I think I’d prefer to stay inside
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Maybe you’ll find someone else to help you
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Maybe Black Mesa
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That was a joke, ha ha, fat chance
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Anyway this cake is great
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It’s so delicious and moist
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Look at me still talking when there’s science to do
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When I look out there it makes me glad I’m not you
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I’ve experiments to run, there is research to be done
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On the people who are still alive
[Outro]
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And believe me I am still alive
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I’m doing science and I’m still alive
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I feel fantastic and I’m still alive
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And while you’re dying I’ll be still alive
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And when you’re dead I will be still alive
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Still alive
N.C.
Still alive
