Halfway to heaven from here ...

^{T H
E L YRICS}

^{I've written
lyrics for several artists. Here are some examples.}

^{•Dancer in the
Dark•}
^{(This was basically
a librettist work.}
^{It was done
in collaboration with}
^{the Danish oarsman
Lars von Trier.) --->see:}^{www.selmasongs.com
</a>}

^Björk:
^{•Bachelorette•}
^•Isobel•
^•Scary•
^{(Writing Isobel
with Björk got me}
^{started in lyric
writing, until then}
^{I just couldn't
do it. The poet got in}
^{the way and
it was a bloody mess.}
^{Now, of course,
I am very good at it.)}
^{dip/Marc Almond:}
^{•Come
Out•}
^{(This song was
originally on an album bythe Icelandic band "dip", featuring Ol'Cube Siggi
and Johann
Johannsson. There it was sung by the venerable Emiliana Torrini
but now Mister Almond of London has done a version for his new album.)}
^Ragga:
^{•Ghost
Story•}
^{(A very sad
story about a woman gone}
^{mad after losing
her man in a car}
^{accident. Beautifully
rendered by}
^{singer Ragga
and released as a single}
^{in Sweden in
April 2001.)}
^,
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