' Still Alive
' from Portal
' Words and Music by Jonathan Coulton
' Transcribed from the sheet music made by Ryan Maziarz

' 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 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.
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' I'm not even angry
'               Note 8-16 and dotted 8
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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
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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, 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 is 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.
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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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' While you're dying I'll be still aliave
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' And when you're dead I will be still alive
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' STILL ALIVE
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' STILL ALIVE
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