Want You Gone

"Want You Gone" is a song featured in Portal 2 that plays during the game's credits, as the successor of "Still Alive". As with the latter, it is sung from the perspective of GLaDOS after her ordeal with Chell. It was written by Jonathan Coulton and performed by Ellen McLain. It is one of two pop / rock songs featured in the game, the other being "Exile Vilify" by The National.

Overview


The song is played as the credits are shown on the right, while the lyrics to the song are on the left. GLaDOS's voice is seemingly clearer and much less robotic, unlike in "Still Alive". The lyrics allude to the plot of Portal 2.

Lyrics
Well here we are again It's always such a pleasure Remember when you tried to kill me twice?

Oh how we laughed and laughed Except I wasn't laughing Under the circumstances I've been shockingly nice

You want your freedom? Take it That's what I'm counting on I used to want you dead but Now I only want you gone

She was a lot like you (Maybe not quite as heavy) Now little Caroline is in here too

One day they woke me up So I could live forever It's such a shame the same will never happen to you

You've got your short sad life left That's what I'm counting on I'll let you get right to it Now I only want you gone

Goodbye my only friend Oh, did you think I meant you? That would be funny if it weren't so sad

Well you have been replaced I don't need anyone now When I delete you maybe I'll stop feeling so bad

Go make some new disaster That's what I'm counting on You're someone else's problem Now I only want you gone Now I only want you gone Now I only want you... gone

Trivia

 * During the credits, the line "I'll stop feeling so bad" is replaced by "[REDACTED]" in the scrolling lyrics.


 * Some players may have the location of the credits and lyrics switched on screen, having lyrics to the right and credits on the left. This is likely due to Wide-screen resolution such as ones using the ratio of 16:9 or 16:10.


 * The song can be extracted from the PC version of Portal 2 by opening the "steamapps/common/portal 2/portal2/pak01_dir.vpk" file with GCFScape. The song is located in "sound/music/portal2_want_you_gone.wav".


 * A demo of the song was leaked 2 months before the official release of Portal 2. Minor differences in the song include the difference in pronunciation of Caroline's name and some lyrical changes.