Still Alive

Still Alive is a song written by Jonathan Coulton and sung by Ellen McClain. It originally appears in the closing credits of the video game Portal, released in October 2007. It's a calm, happy song that basically sums up GLaDOS's feelings towards Chell at her defeat:

She is "not even angry" at Chell for what she has done, and considers the monitoring of her performance through the Test Chambers a "huge success" for those who are "still alive".

Lyrics
This was a triumph...

(guitars start)

'' 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''

(an instrumental builds up)

''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 alive.''

(the full instrumental kicks in)

''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.''

(the instrumental winds down)

Go ahead and leave me... I think I prefer to stay inside... Maybe you'll find someone else to help you...

(the full instrumental kicks in again)

'' Maybe Black Mesa That was a joke, haha, 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'll be still alive! Still alive! STILL ALIVE!''

(abrupt stop)

Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxTNqYAWISs (lyrics video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfRlrV8awo0 (the game's credits)

Trivia

 * McLain felt that Jonathan Coulton did a good job capturing GLaDOS with the song.
 * In Team Fortress 2, Still Alive is one of the names of the bots.
 * During the song, GLaDOS's voice is higher-pitched than it normally is in the game (Almost matching the turret's).