The Test – English Lyrics

• By: Madonna, Lola Leon
• Album: Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part II

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

[music]

[music]

>> Little star,

I tried to put you on a pedestal.

You [music] didn't ask for all the

flashing lights. I didn't think of how

we could disturb or how we were.

I wish I knew.

The pain it caused,

>> [music]

>> my butterfly,

was always being watched.

>> [music]

>> I know they tried to put us to the test.

We're not the same, but I'm treading on

your footsteps. [music]

Sometimes I think you wish I'd go away,

but my shadow stays and

>> [music]

>> it's okay to be yourself. I know they

tried to put us to the test. [music]

You're not to blame, but you need to be

free now.

>> [music]

>> You held me whole when I was broken,

too, and I hope and pray I can do the

same [music] for you.

>> [music]

>> Surrounding all around you.

Her hand [music and singing] tenderly

reaching to me, you are my reason to be.

Oh, [music] what I want, or look like,

what I wear, or the clothes on my back,

and what

>> [music]

>> I attract.

I trace the lines

of what you have [music] sown.

Keep my own design.

Make it a landscape. Make it life.

>> [music]

>> I'm only trying to put you to the test.

I'm not [music] so different. Time is

knocking on my doorstep. You show me the

reason. Show [music] me the vision.

We're brave. We'll make you think we're

kind of different.

I'm only trying to put us to the [music]

test.

I'm not the same. I'm not hanging on

your coat [music] tail.

Sometimes I wish I could multiply

you. But I know you are

all around

me. [music]

You are

>> [music]

>> all around

>> [music]

>> You're running all around us. You're

running all around us.

You're running all around

you.

>> [music and singing]

>> All around

>> [music]

>> All around

All around

>> [music]

>> All around

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>> All around

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>> All around

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pedestal /ˈpedɪstəl/ C2	noun - A base or support on which a statue or column is mounted.
disturb /dɪˈstɜːrb/ B2	verb - Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.
treading /ˈtredɪŋ/ C1	verb - Walking in a specified way.
blame /bleɪm/ A2	verb - Assign responsibility for a fault or wrong.
tenderly /ˈtendərli/ B2	adjective - With gentleness, kindness, and affection.
attract /əˈtrækt/ B1	verb - Cause to come to a place or participate in a venture.
sown /soʊn/ C1	verb - Planted seeds in the ground.
landscape /ˈlændskeɪp/ B1	noun - All the visible features of an area of land.
vision /ˈvɪʒən/ B2	noun - The ability to think about or plan the future with imagination.
brave /breɪv/ A2	adjective - Ready to face and endure danger or pain.
multiply /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ B2	verb - Increase or cause to increase greatly in number or quantity.