His Bargain

Happy September Equinox, everyone, the start of spring down under and a time of new beginnings. New seedlings in the ground (beans, peas, beetroot, lettuce, and kale), new blankets on the bed (cotton instead of wool), and a new song in the air.

The latter is called "His Bargain", and you can listen to it on our Music page till time unwinds. It sets to music William Butler Yeats's 1933 poem of the same name:

Who talks of Plato's spindle;
What set it whirling round?
Eternity may dwindle,
Time is unwound,
Dan and Jerry Lout
Change their loves about.
However they may take it,
Before the thread began
I made, and may not break it
When the last thread has run,
A bargain with that hair
And all the windings there.

Is the poem about fidelity to one's beloved? Maybe the Myth of Er will give us a clue. Or maybe not.

Anyway, you don't need to understand the poem to enjoy the song. Just sit back and let the music and mesmerizing voice of guest artist Wax (whom Alex met in a songwriting workshop) transport you to another world.

Allegory of Plato's Spindle of Necessity by Stefano Bianchetti (1857)

In other news, we quit Tunecore, our music distributor of the last 1.5 years, because the reach and revenue they returned weren't worth their 36$ annual fee and crummy customer service. We hear that the other big music distributors are much the same. Consequently, this website is once again your exclusive source for Paper Dragon music. Long live the Indie Web!