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Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel... (2012) | Track profile | Dork

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Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
The Idler Wheel...

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The Idler Wheel...

Release date: 2012

From The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do

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"The Idler Wheel..." is a track by Fiona Apple, from the album The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, released 2012. Full lyrics are available below.

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Fiona Apple

Fiona Apple

Lyrics

The Idler Wheel...

The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw

And Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do

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Track details

From The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do

2012

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The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do

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