The Test

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 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 ok 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

It's shining on our skin, shining on us

It's shining on our skin, shining on us

It's 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, or 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 aligned

I know they tried to put you to the test

I'm not so different, time is knocking on my doorstep

You show me your 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

It's shining on our skin, shining on us

Surrounding all around you