| They built a hero out of expectations
| Construyeron un héroe a partir de las expectativas
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| and what a hopeless hero was he with sticks for legs he shook when the wind blew,
| y qué héroe sin esperanza era él con palos por piernas que sacudía cuando soplaba el viento,
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| even slightly
| aunque sea un poco
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| and he welcomed the smiles, he welcomed the applause
| y acogió las sonrisas, acogió los aplausos
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| and he hoped that they’d never forget
| y esperaba que nunca olvidaran
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| just who they thought he was
| quién pensaban que era
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| they dressed him up in rich man’s clothes
| lo vistieron con ropa de hombre rico
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| and told him he was beautiful
| y le dijo que era hermoso
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| then they expected miracles
| entonces esperaban milagros
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| His parents were pleased they went to all the parties
| Sus padres estaban contentos de haber ido a todas las fiestas.
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| he was groomed for greatness from the time he was young
| fue preparado para la grandeza desde que era joven
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| raised on a diet of television
| criado con una dieta de televisión
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| he was taught to listen, kept dumb
| le enseñaron a escuchar, lo mantuvieron mudo
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| and he welcomed desire and reckless luxury
| y acogió el deseo y el lujo temerario
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| and the world soaked up every drop of drama and insecurity
| y el mundo absorbió cada gota de drama e inseguridad
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| they dressed him up in rich man’s clothes
| lo vistieron con ropa de hombre rico
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| and told him he was beautiful
| y le dijo que era hermoso
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| then they expected miracles
| entonces esperaban milagros
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| and then one day his admirers just quit him
| y luego, un día, sus admiradores simplemente lo abandonaron
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| they packed up their paint and were gone
| empacaron su pintura y se fueron
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| and he stood alone,
| y se quedó solo,
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| their beautiful disaster,
| su hermoso desastre,
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| wondering were he’d gone wrong
| preguntándose si se había equivocado
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| and he wanted the smiles and he wanted the applause
| y quería las sonrisas y quería los aplausos
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| but no one would look him in the eye now,
| pero ahora nadie lo miraría a los ojos,
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| no one returned his calls
| nadie devolvió sus llamadas
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| they dressed him up in rich man’s clothes
| lo vistieron con ropa de hombre rico
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| and told him he was beautiful
| y le dijo que era hermoso
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| then they expected miracles | entonces esperaban milagros |