Jonathan Coulton - Still Alive

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this was a tri – umph
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i’m making a note here : huge suc – cess
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it’s hard to over – state my satis – faction
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aperture sci – ence
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we do what we must be – cause we can
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for the good of all of us , ex – cept the ones who are dead

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but there’s no sense crying over every mis – take
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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 A – live

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i’m not even angry
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i’m being so sin – cere right now
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even though you broke my heart and killed me
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and tore me to pie – ces
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and threw every piece in – to a fire
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as they burned it hurt because 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 re – leasing 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 A – live

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go ahead and leave me
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i think i’d pre – fer to stay in – side
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maybe you’ll find someone else to help you
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maybe black me – sa
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that was a joke , ha ha , fat chance
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anyway this cake is great , it’s so del – icious 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 ex – periments to run , there is research to be done
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on the people who are still A – live

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and be – lieve me i Am still A – live
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i’m doing science and i’m still A – live
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i feel fan – tastic and i’m still A – live
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while you’re dying i’ll be still A – live
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and when you’re dead i will be still A – live
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still A – live

still A – live