YOU SAID:
they look but they do not see. they hear but they do not listen. they talk but they do not speak. they're alive but they do not live
INTO JAPANESE
彼らは見えますが、見えません。彼らは聞きますが、聞きません。彼らは話しますが、話しません。彼らは生きていますが生きていません
BACK INTO ENGLISH
They can see, but they can't. They listen, but they don't. They talk, but they don't. They are alive but not alive
INTO JAPANESE
彼らは見ることができますが、見ることはできません。彼らは耳を傾けますが、耳を傾けません。彼らは話しますが、話しません。彼らは生きていますが生きていません
BACK INTO ENGLISH
They can see, but not. They listen, but they don't. They talk, but they don't. They are alive but not alive
INTO JAPANESE
彼らは見ることができますが、見ることはできません。彼らは耳を傾けますが、耳を傾けません。彼らは話しますが、話しません。彼らは生きていますが生きていません
BACK INTO ENGLISH
They can see, but not. They listen, but they don't. They talk, but they don't. They are alive but not alive
That didn't even make that much sense in English.