Two Steps Behind Me

Lyrics

You're a copycat, get back
I'm always on your mind
Take a photograph like that
Always ahead of my time

I give you a heart attack bumbaclot
Where is my royalty
You're a pretty girl, I give you that
Stealing my recipe

Here we go again, in your fantasy
You can try it all but you can't be me
You can walk the walk, even talk the talk
But you'll always be two steps behind me

In my shadow, two steps behind me
Out of ammo, you're never gonna be
On my level, two steps behind me
In my shadow, you're just a wannabe-me

Like a sister all messed up
Who's gonna help you out
It's an ugly look princess
What are you all about

Did you study me hard enough
Trying to be a boss
Yeah that's cool and all get in line
Tickets are gonna cost

Here we go again, in your fantasy
You can try it all but you can't be me
You can walk the walk, even talk the talk
But you'll always be two steps behind me

In my shadow, two steps behind me
Out of ammo, you're never gonna be
On my level, two steps behind me
In my shadow, you're just a wannabe-me

Never gonna be me, just a wannabe-me
Just a wannabe-me
Never gonna be me, just a wannabe-me

Here we go again, in your fantasy
You can try it all but you can't be me
You can walk the walk, even talk the talk
But you'll always be two steps behind me

In my shadow, two steps behind me
Out of ammo, you're never gonna be
On my level, two steps behind me
In my shadow, you're just a wannabe-me

Never gonna be me, just a wannabe-me
Just a wannabe-me
Never gonna be me, just a wannabe-me

Credits

Written by Madonna

Album

None

Song

This is a demo recorded for Rebel Heart that leaked in December 2014, but didn't make the final tracklist.

When it leaked it did cause controversy when some thought the track was directed towards Lady Gaga. Manager Guy Oseary formally denied this on his Twitter.

In May 2017, someone uploaded an unauthorized version of the track to several online music stores, under the name 'Behind Me', featuring Guido Dos Santos. After 2 days, Madonna's team intervened and got the track removed.