Still Alive and Prosper
Words by Zion Valencic © July 2024
TTTO Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton


D Bm
I'm led by logic.
Bm
And when I feel I am ashamed.
Em               A
It’s hard to overstate this complication.
D Bm
I’m your officer.
Bm
I stand at your side where I belong.
Em                    A
As though I've always been there,
BbM7
And where I always will be.
F                  C                    Bb        F
And there's no use feeling when there's science to do,
F                   C                 Bb         F
I just keep on learning, 'Til I find something new.
Gm                   C              F        Dm
And the science gets done, and I'm closer to one
Bb                 A          D     Bm
Of the humans who are still alive.

“I am not angry.
It’s Vulcan biology.
Pon Farr has struck and I must mate. Come with me.”
I tore you to pieces.
And your death put out the fire.
When you lived I cheered because
It was what logic would do.
From these points of data I can only conclude
That we are t’hy’la, for I sense your mood.
So it’s good that I burned, for this thing I have learned
We can enjoy while we’re still alive.

Now you’re a woman,
Or at least that's what you claim.
I am closer to you than anyone,
Even the doctor. . .
My mind to yours, my thoughts, your thoughts.
I see your mind and believe,
For it's the mind that I love.
Look at me distracted when there’s science to do,
We’ll explore together, and I’m pleased that it's you.
There’s experiments to run, there are missions to be done,
While we both are still alive.

And believe me I am still alive
I'm doing science and I'm still alive
You are admiral 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.