Keep On Trying Till You Run Outta Cake

Good Morning Ladies & Gentlemen,

So...I have had this song stuck in my head for a solid 36 hours or so now. At work, I asked Lilie to sing something else to get it out of my head...and she tried...for about thirty seconds...but then it was stuck in her head the rest of the day and was singing it. Then I got a text message from JL Clyde saying that the same song was stuck in her head. What did she do to help me out? Sent me an email with the song attached. Thanks ladies. The thing is...unlike most songs that get stuck in my head, I didn't really know the words, just a few lines that stood out...and the melody. It was greatly irritating...but the melody is so sticky sweet honeysuckle and the few lines that I knew were a little hilarious. This song may very well be engineered by extra-terrestrial to enslave us...though it is allegedly the end credit song on the video game "Portal", that's right, I'm talking about "Still Alive" by Ellen McLain and from Rock Band (free download, which is kind of suspicious). Never heard it before? Here you go... I'm sorry... Sing along if you must...








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.


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.


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.
And 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 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.


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



So yeah, I like the song. Don't get me wrong. It's funny, a little crazy, and full of life lessons like "There's no use crying when you make a mistake. You just keep on trying 'til you run out of cake" which really is delicious & moist. It talks about forgiveness...even though you were savagely destroyed. It talks about passing your legacy and life-learned lessons to the next generation, those who are still alive. Even a bit of humor thrown in...though in my experience, if you have to tell somebody that it's a joke, it's probably not a very good one. So why do I laugh every time that I hear that line? It's probably the casual melodic delivery.


Regardless of that fact, there's only one thing that I can do to get this damn thing out of my ears...and that's to go see THE Reverend Al Green tonight at Red Butte Gardens. Perhaps the Reverend can perform an exorcism and get that chillingly sweet voice with the Care Bears tone and eccentric lyrics out of my head...and fill it with "Love & Happiness". Sorry for the brevity of this post...but it'll keep you occupied trying to get this song out of your head too. Have a great day everybody. "Al Green. HAAAAAAAY!!! Al Green. HOOOOOOOOOYEAAAAH!!! Lada dedadada lada dedadada..." It's gonna be a great show.