I remember writing about this tune in the past.  The musical score and lyric of certain songs strike me as iconic, as emblematic of a time, a quest for what it means to be human in a certain “world.”  The lyric lines, the blend of the voices convey the friction and effort of discovering anew the meaning of the feminine and the masculine in a “world.”  “The world,” none other than the stage upon which we perform the drama of our lives — is a reflection of how we understand ourselves is it not?  How could “world” be anything else? 

Is Shallows not similar to a sculpture concentrating meaning in the open-ended dialogue between male and female, held by a powerful mutual attraction?  Both are in frank admission, they have no idea what “this”  means, or where it ultimately leads…  Life is to be lived with courage, proactively, especially when one has little or no indication of what lies ahead. 

Shallow

(from “A Star Is Born” soundtrack)

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

I’m falling
In all the good times I find myself longin’ for change
And, in the bad times, I fear myself

[Lady Gaga:]
Tell me something, boy
Aren’t you tired tryna fill that void?
Or do you need more?
Ain’t it hard keeping it so hardcore?

I’m falling
In all the good times I find myself longin’ for change
And, in the bad times, I fear myself

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

[Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper:]
In the sha-ha-sha-ha-low
In the sha-ha-sha-la-la-la-low
In the sha-ha-sha-ha-ha-low
We’re far from the shallow now

[Lady Gaga:]
Oh, ha, ah, ha
Oh-ah, ha
Oh, ha, ah, ha

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

[Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper:]
In the sha-ha-sha-ha-low
In the sha-ha-sha-la-la-la-low
In the sha-ha-sha-ha-ha-low
We’re far from the shallow now

Lyrics by Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt, Stefani Germanotta