The Lady from Shanghai 2

The Lady from Shanghai 2
Album	Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan
Forthcoming	November 7, 2025
Length	5:22
Previous Track	"Your Glow"
Next Track	"Broken to Begin With"

The Lady from Shanghai 2 is the eleventh song on Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan.

Lyrics

When I was a young man, I
Sank into the shadows where the edge begins to blur
And when I was a young man, I
Sought out the places where the shadows were
And then luck found me
Out on the open sea

Hoisting up the mainsail high
Emblem of the mirror in the stitching on the ocean breeze
Nibbles in the nets all night
Kings up in their castles not arrayed like these
Out there where the dreams come from
When will my moment come?

Everything that sinks will float
Everything that sinks will float
We went down to the boat

When we built the fire, I knew
When the smoke settled, it would come down to us two
Just a lucky guess, you know
Show me the places where the lucky guesses go
But when I was a young man, I, I
I sought out the sky

Everything that sinks will float
Everything that sinks will float
We went down to the boat

Things Referenced in this Song

• The final line "We went down to the boat" references The Lady from Shanghai, a song originally from Songs for Petronius.