| Smoke and mirrors
| Humo y espejos
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| It’s a house of cards
| es un castillo de naipes
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| Everybody has windows
| Todo el mundo tiene ventanas.
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| And big cigars
| y cigarros grandes
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| The law of the jungle
| La ley de la selva
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| Is very new to some
| es muy nuevo para algunos
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| The animals are vicious and arrogant
| Los animales son viciosos y arrogantes.
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| And they eat their young
| Y se comen a sus crías
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| I used to work my job from 9 to 5
| Solía trabajar en mi trabajo de 9 a 5
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| I just survived
| solo sobreviví
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| I was the king of the world
| yo era el rey del mundo
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| I had every thing thrown at me,
| Me tiraron todo,
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| That the judge and jury could hurl
| Que el juez y el jurado podrían lanzar
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| I was the man of the hour
| yo era el hombre del momento
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| I would claw and scratch my way up,
| Arañaría y arañaría mi camino hacia arriba,
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| To the very top of the tower
| Hasta lo más alto de la torre
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| Helter skelter
| Helter Skelter
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| It’s a den of thieves
| es una guarida de ladrones
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| Sea of errors
| Mar de errores
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| That a greedy man weaves
| que un hombre avaro teje
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| A few really bad apples
| Algunas manzanas realmente podridas
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| Always spoil the lot
| Siempre estropear el lote
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| Rolling blackouts
| apagones continuos
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| On everyone’s block
| En el bloque de todos
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| I go to work and try to make ends meet
| Voy a trabajar y trato de llegar a fin de mes
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| My life is over
| Mi vida se acabó
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| I was the king of the world
| yo era el rey del mundo
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| I had everything I needed,
| tenía todo lo que necesitaba,
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| I owned every type of girl
| Yo era dueño de todo tipo de chica
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| I was the man of the hour
| yo era el hombre del momento
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| I would claw and scratch my way,
| Arañaría y arañaría mi camino,
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| Up to the very top of the tower
| Hasta lo más alto de la torre
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| Instrumental Break
| Descanso Instrumental
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| I was the king of the world
| yo era el rey del mundo
|
| I had everything I needed,
| tenía todo lo que necesitaba,
|
| I owned every type of girl
| Yo era dueño de todo tipo de chica
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| I was the man of the hour
| yo era el hombre del momento
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| I would claw and scratch my way,
| Arañaría y arañaría mi camino,
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| Up to the very top of the tower | Hasta lo más alto de la torre |