Still Alive

Album: Orange Box soundtrack (2007)
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  • I'm making a note here
    Huge success

    It's hard to overstate
    My satisfaction

    Aperture Science
    We do what we must
    Because we can
    For the good of all of us
    Except the ones who are dead
    But there's no sense crying
    Over every mistake
    You just keep on trying
    'Til you run out of cake
    And the science gets done
    And you make a neat gun
    For the people who are
    Still alive

    I'm not even angry
    I'm being so sincere right now
    Even though you broke my heart
    And killed me

    And tore me to pieces
    And threw every piece into a fire
    As they burned it hurt because
    I was so happy for you

    Now, these points of data
    Make a beautiful line
    And we're out of beta
    We're releasing on time
    So I'm GLaD I got burned
    Think of all the things we learned
    For the people who are
    Still alive
    Go ahead and leave me
    I think I'd prefer to stay inside
    Maybe you'll find someone else
    To help you
    Maybe Black Mesa?
    That was a joke Ha Ha Fat Chance

    Anyway this cake is great
    It's so delicious and moist

    Look at me, still talking
    When there's science to do
    When I look out there
    It makes me glad I'm not you

    I've experiments to run
    There is research to be done
    On the people who are
    Still alive
    And believe me I am
    Still alive
    I'm doing science and I'm
    Still alive
    I feel fantastic and I'm
    Still alive
    While you're dying I'll be
    Still alive
    And when you're dead I will be
    Still alive
    Still alive
    Still alive Writer/s: Jonathan Coulton
    Publisher: 10 PRINT JOCO
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Person from PlaceHoly s--t. I downloaded this song from Rockband back then and me and my brother always thought it was the craziest song but would play it anyways. Then I was watching a thing on the most influential video games and saw the name Glados made the science connection, sang the song in my head, and looked it up to confirm it had to do with the game. And ya doesn't make much sense out of context of the game.
  • Linda from Thetenthkingdom, IlThe cake is a LIE. Oh, I love this song.
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