Jonathan Coulton
Still Alive / Want You Gone
[PART ONE: STILL ALIVE]
[Verse 1]
This was a triumph
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

[Chorus]
But there’s no sense crying over every mistake
You just keep on trying ’till you run out of cake
And the science gets done, and you make a neat gun
For the people who are still alivе

[Verse 2]
I’m not even angry
I’m being so sincеre 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
[Chorus]
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

[Verse 3]
Go ahead and leave me
I think I prefer to stay inside
Maybe you’ll find someone else
To help you
Maybe Black Mesa
That was a joke, haha, fat chance
Anyway, this cake is great
It’s so delicious and moist

[Chorus]
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

[Outro]
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

[PART TWO: WANT YOU GONE]
[Verse 1]
Well here we are again
It’s always such a pleasure
Remember when you tried to
Kill me twice?
Oh how we laughed and laughed
Except I wasn’t laughing
Under the circumstances
I’ve been shockingly nice

[Chorus]
You want your freedom? Take it
That’s what I’m counting on
I used to want you dead but
Now I only want you gone

[Verse 2]
She was a lot like you
Maybe not quite as heavy
Now little Caroline is
In here too
One day they woke me up
So I could live forever
It’s such a shame the same will
Never happen to you
[Chorus]
You’ve got your short sad life left
That’s what I’m counting on
I’ll let you get right to it
Now I only want you gone

[Verse 3]
Goodbye my only friend
Oh, did you think I meant you?
That would be funny
If it weren’t so sad
Well you have been replaced
I don’t need anyone now
When I delete you, maybe
I’ll stop feeling so bad

[Chorus]
Go make some new disaster
That’s what I’m counting on
You’re someone else’s problem
Now I only want you gone

[Outro]
Now I only want you gone
Now I only want you gone