Simple push button code is invalid, but I can't find what's wrong :(

Are the LEDs very faint when they're on?

  (ledPin1, OUTPUT); // LED 1 is an output
  (ledPin2, OUTPUT); // LED 2 is an output
  (buttonPin1 , INPUT); // BUTTON 1 is an input
  (buttonPin2 , INPUT); // BUTTON 2 is an input

It shouldn't be running correctly. You're missing some function names there.