The Test

Album: Confessions II (2026)
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  • Shining on our skin, shining
    Shining on our skin, shining
    Shining on our skin, shining
    Shining on our skin, shining

    Little star
    I tried to put you on a pedestal
    You didn't ask for all the flashing lights
    I didn't think of how it could disturb
    Or how it hurt
    I wish I knew
    The pain I've caused
    My butterfly
    Was always being watched

    I know they tried to put us to the test
    We're not the same, but I'm treading on your footsteps
    Sometimes I think you wish I'd go away
    But my shadow stays and it's okay to be yourself
    I know they tried to put us to the test
    You're not to blame, but you need to be free now
    You made me whole when I was broken too
    And I hope and pray I can do the same for you

    Shining on our skin, shining on us
    Shining on our skin, shining on us
    Shining on our skin, it's shining on our skin
    It's shining on us
    Surrounding all around you

    A hand tenderly reaching to me
    You are my reason to be
    Or what I want, or look like
    What I wear, all the clothes on my back
    And what I attract
    I trace the line of what you have sewn
    Keep my own design
    Make it a landscape
    Make it alive

    I know they tried to put you to the test
    I'm not so different, time is knocking on my doorstep
    You showed me the razor-sharp laser vision
    Real brave will make you feel kind of different
    I know they tried to put us to the test
    I'm not the same when I'm hanging on your coattail
    Sometimes I wish I could multiply you
    But I know you are all around me
    You are all around me

    I know you feel just like a butterfly
    In case I have to tread lightly on my footsteps
    I see that there is so much light in your heart
    It's shining on our skin
    It's shining on us
    Surrounding all around you Writer/s: Lourdes Ciccone, Madonna Louise Ciccone, Stuart Price
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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