| Well their brains were quite large for their bodies
| Bueno, sus cerebros eran bastante grandes para sus cuerpos.
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| And it lulled them into thinking they weren’t dumb
| Y los tranquilizó para que pensaran que no eran tontos.
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| They did guns, extreme sports, special hobbies
| Hicieron armas, deportes extremos, pasatiempos especiales.
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| And cool tricks with their fingers and thumbs
| Y geniales trucos con sus dedos y pulgares.
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| And they thought they would be guarantee delivered
| Y pensaron que serían entregados en garantía
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| To some guy in Roman sandals and a beard
| A un tipo con sandalias romanas y barba
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| So they bought and they fought and they Twittered
| Así que compraron y pelearon y tuitearon
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| By 2153 they disappeared
| Hacia el 2153 desaparecieron
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| Ah, they waited for their god in vain
| Ah, esperaron en vano a su dios
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| Yeah they waited for their god in vain
| Sí, esperaron a su dios en vano
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| In the last big play of the final game
| En la última gran jugada del juego final
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| They waited for their god in vain
| Esperaron en vano a su dios
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| Oh, they went for the literal translation
| Oh, fueron por la traducción literal
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| Of every text and symbol sacred work and screed
| De cada texto y símbolo obra sagrada y regla
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| They obsessed over minor variations
| Se obsesionaron con variaciones menores.
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| Misconstrued the truth to justify their deeds
| Malinterpretaron la verdad para justificar sus actos
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| And they thought that all the others were afflicted
| Y pensaron que todos los demás estaban afligidos
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| And those who knew the secret handshake would be saved
| Y los que conocían el apretón de manos secreto se salvarían
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| And they thought in the end they’d all be lifted
| Y pensaron que al final todos serían levantados
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| Now they’re lying in the beds that they made
| Ahora están acostados en las camas que hicieron
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| Ah, they waited for their god in vain
| Ah, esperaron en vano a su dios
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| Yeah, they waited for their god in vain
| Sí, esperaron a su dios en vano
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| Standing with their luggage waiting for the transport plane
| De pie con su equipaje esperando el avión de transporte
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| They waited for their god in vain
| Esperaron en vano a su dios
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| Ah, they waited for their god in vain
| Ah, esperaron en vano a su dios
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| Yeah, they waited for their god in vain
| Sí, esperaron a su dios en vano
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| When they called out for their god each one used a different name
| Cuando llamaron a su dios, cada uno usó un nombre diferente
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| They waited for their god in vain
| Esperaron en vano a su dios
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| This is all we can conclude from what’s left of their remains
| Esto es todo lo que podemos concluir de lo que queda de sus restos.
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| They waited for their god in vain | Esperaron en vano a su dios |