Far From The Shallow Now

Even if your favorite picture didn’t win an Oscar this year, it was hard not to shed a tear watching Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper sing “Shallow.” Watch it here

I confess that before that night I had not really paid attention much to the poetry of the lyrics. The song begins as Cooper asks,

Tell me somethin’, girl
Are you happy in this modern world?
Or do you need more?
Is there somethin’ else you’re searchin’ for?

He admits, “I’m falling….and in the bad times I fear myself.”

Gaga responds with a similar sentiment,

Tell me something, boy
Aren’t you tired tryin’ to fill that void?
Or do you need more?
Ain’t it hard keeping it so hardcore?

She echoes his words, “I’m falling…and in the bad times I fear myself.”

But then Gaga belts out the emotional climax of the song:

I’m off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I’ll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can’t hurt us
We’re far from the shallow now

As I’ve thought about the song, I’ve thought of all the times in the midst of  “bad times,” I’ve chosen to stay shallow. I’ve filled the void with the superficial. I’ve dwelt in anxiety or fear.

This week I’m inspired by Lady Gaga’s call to go off the deep end. Let them watch as we dive in!

“For God did not give us a spirit of fear…” 2 Timothy 1:7

In Christ,

Jeanette